Security readout for executives and security teams
Graphviz 2.34.0 can overflow stack memory when it parses a specially crafted DOT graph file containing a very long line. Any service, pipeline, or desktop workflow that accepts untrusted DOT input could crash or potentially experience worse memory-corruption effects. The public sources do not define the exact impact or show active exploitation. Exposure is most likely where Graphviz renders or validates DOT files supplied by users, CI jobs, documentation systems, web services, or uploaded project artifacts. Systems only using trusted, locally authored graph files have lower practical exposure. Prioritize remediation where Graphviz handles user-supplied graph files or runs inside exposed automation. For internal-only trusted usage, schedule normal patching. The uncertainty around impact keeps this from being a proven critical emergency, but memory corruption in file parsers deserves timely attention. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Graphviz using vendor packages or a release containing the referenced upstream fix.; Do not process untrusted DOT files with Graphviz 2.34.0.; Restrict graph rendering services to authenticated, size-limited, validated inputs..
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049165CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201702-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- graphviz-yyerror-bo(90085)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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