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CVE-2014-9157
Format string vulnerability in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact…
High7.5EPSS 5.6%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
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References (10)
- MDVSA-2014:248 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- graphviz-format-sting(98949) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141201 Re: Re: CVE Request: Graphviz format string vuln (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 71283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3098 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 60166 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141125 CVE Request: Graphviz format string vuln (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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