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Debian: Security Advisory for graphviz (DSA-4914-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphviz' package(s) announced via the DSA-4914-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A buffer overflow was discovered in Graphviz, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code when processing a malformed file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'graphviz' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.1-6+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your graphviz packages.