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CVE-2014-9157

graphviz: format string vulnerability in yyerror()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 25, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of the graphviz package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact and therefore it is not planned to be addressed in future updates.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format String