CVE-2014-0978 (GCVE-0-2014-0978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-01-10 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 09:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long line in a dot file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/28 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2843 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/38 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55666 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56244 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2014-01-07 00:00
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