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CVE-2014-9157

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html

https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-8982

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248

http://secunia.com/advisories/60166

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-12-03

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05569