Format string error - CVE-2014-9157
Published: December 3, 2014 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33058
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9157
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Format string vulnerability in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors, which are not properly handled in an error string.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9157
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60166
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081