SB2021052663 - Fedora 34 update for graphviz



SB2021052663 - Fedora 34 update for graphviz

Published: May 26, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021052663
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-18032)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in lib/common/shapes.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.