| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-10196 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
graphviz Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | The Graphviz Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU76078
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10196
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the rebuild_vlists() function in lib/dotgen/conc.c within the dotgen library. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgraphviz: 2.40.0 - 2.40.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.