CVE-2014-1235
graphviz: buffer overflow in yyerror() due to improper fix for CVE-2014-0978
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · January 8, 2014
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the "yyerror" function in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0978.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of graphviz as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as it did not include the patch that introduced this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow