Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-1236
Potential exploit
Stack-based buffer overflow in the chkNum function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a "badly formed number" and a "long digit list."
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2014-1236
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1236
4.27%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-1236
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-1236
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-1236
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/46
oss-sec: Re: Re: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror()
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/51
oss-sec: Re: Re: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror()
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64737
Graphviz 'chkNum()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2843
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2843-1 graphviz
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:024
mandriva.com
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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/54
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror()
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-06
Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-06) — Gentoo security
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https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/1d1bdec6318746f6f19f245db589eddc887ae8ff
Fix possible buffer overflow problem in chkNum of scanner. · ellson/MOTHBALLED-graphviz@1d1bdec · GitHubExploit;Patch
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050872
1050872 – (CVE-2014-1236) CVE-2014-1236 graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in chkNum()
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