Debian DSA-4914-1 : graphviz - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 149482

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A buffer overflow was discovered in Graphviz, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code when processing a malformed file.

Solution

Upgrade the graphviz packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.1-6+deb10u1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=988000

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/graphviz

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/graphviz

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4914

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149482

File Name: debian_DSA-4914.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/14/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-18032

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:graphviz

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-18032

DSA: 4914