CVE-2014-9157

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248 vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187 vendor advisory broken link
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081 third party advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60166 third party advisory broken link
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784 mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9157?
CVE-2014-9157 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9157?
To fix CVE-2014-9157, 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-2014-9157 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9157 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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