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.
Published: 2008-10-14
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: 5.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4536 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:10.028Z

Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4555

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-14T21:10:35.770

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4555

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4555 - Bugzilla

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