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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-1236

critical Nessus Plugin ID 218211

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the chkNum function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a badly formed number and a long digit list. (CVE-2014-1236)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-1236

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 218211

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2014_1236.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/4/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1236

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-lua, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-gd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-ruby, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-graphs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-guile, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-php, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:graphviz-tcl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1236