Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting graphviz-php54 package, versions <0:2.38.0-18.44.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.17% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GRAPHVIZPHP54-1683037
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed3 Dec 2014

Introduced: 3 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 graphviz-php54 to version 0:2.38.0-18.44.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-487.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphviz-php54 package and not the graphviz-php54 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1