NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting graphviz package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.03% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-GRAPHVIZ-342845
  • published8 Apr 2019
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 graphviz.

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.

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.