CVE-2008-4555

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg function in parser.y (lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file with a large number of Agraph_t elements.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.79% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-04.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32186 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45765 vdb entry
http://roeehay.blogspot.com/2008/10/graphviz-buffer-overflow-code-execution.html exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31648 patch vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497150/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240636
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4409 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32656 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4555?
CVE-2008-4555 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4555?
To fix CVE-2008-4555, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4555 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4555 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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