Description
Buffer Overflow in Graphviz Graph Visualization Tools from commit ID f8b9e035 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by loading a crafted file into the "lib/common/shapes.c" component.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/1700
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4914
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PQPHJHPU46FK3R5XBP3XDT4X37HMPC/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGY2IGARE6RZHTF2UEZEWLMQCDILFK6A/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-04
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
64.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
graphviz/graphviz
< 2.46.0
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026