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CVE-2008-4555 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg function in parser.y (lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file with a large number of Agraph_t elements.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240636 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.html CVE
http://roeehay.blogspot.com/2008/10/graphviz-buffer-overflow-code-execution.html CVEExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32186 CVEVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32656 CVE

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
graphviz graphviz
<= 2.20.2
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.7.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4555
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4555 Details - Not Deferred