NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting graphviz package, versions <2.38.0-17+deb9u1
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- published30 May 2018
- disclosed30 May 2018
Introduced: 30 May 2018
CVE-2018-10196 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 graphviz to version 2.38.0-17+deb9u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphviz package and not the graphviz package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild_vlists function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library in Graphviz 2.40.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10196
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
- https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-10196
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/