Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting graphviz-php package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.17% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GRAPHVIZPHP-1940142
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Nov 2014

Introduced: 25 Nov 2014

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 graphviz-php.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphviz-php package and not the graphviz-php package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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

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