NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting graphviz-php54 package, versions <0:2.38.0-18.51.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.46% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-GRAPHVIZPHP54-1717614
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Apr 2019

Introduced: 8 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-11023  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 graphviz-php54 to version 0:2.38.0-18.51.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2019-1207.

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.

The agroot() function in cgraph\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz 2.39.20160612.1140 has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.