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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-105-1 graphviz security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3098-1 graphviz security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8982 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2435-1 Graphviz vulnerability
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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02075}

epss

{'score': 0.01899}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:13.457Z

Reserved: 2014-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9157

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-12-03T21:59:03.243

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-9157

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-11-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9157 - Bugzilla

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