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GLSA-201702-06 : Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 97112

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201702-06 (Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities in Graphviz were discovered. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, able to control input matched against a regular expression or by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could cause unspecified impacts.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Graphviz users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/graphviz-2.36.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97112

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201702-06.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 2/13/2017

Updated: 1/1/2026

Supported Sensors: 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: 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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1235

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:graphviz

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0978, CVE-2014-1235, CVE-2014-1236

GLSA: 201702-06