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graphviz — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9157

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.

Products
graphviz
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.38.0-7
CVEs
CVE-2014-9157
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9157

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Dec 2014, 21:59 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9157

graphviz

Fixed versions: 2.38.0-7

graphviz

Fixed versions: 2.38.0-7

graphviz

Fixed versions: 2.38.0-7

Complete source record
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