Input validation error - CVE-2014-1235
Published: August 7, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33100
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1235
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1235
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64736
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90198
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/d266bb2b4154d11c27252b56d86963aef4434750
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-06