// For flags

CVE-2014-0978

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2083-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Desbordamientos de pila en la función yyerror de lib/cgraph/scan.l en Graphviz 2.34.0 permite a atacantes remotos tener un impacto no especificado a través de una línea larga en un archivo dot.

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in graphviz due to an error within the yyerror() function (lib/cgraph/scan.l) which can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file.and the acceptance of an arbitrarily long digit list by a regular expression matched against user input. A build problem was discovered and fixed in swig while building graphviz for Business Server 1, related to the new php-5.5.x version as of the MDVSA-2014:014 advisory. Fixed swig packages is being provided with this advisory as well.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-01-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Graphviz
Search vendor "Graphviz"
 Graphviz
Search vendor "Graphviz" for product "Graphviz"
 2.34.0
Search vendor "Graphviz" for product "Graphviz" and version "2.34.0"
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Affected