graphviz: format string vulnerability in yyerror()
Published Dec 3, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.57%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
graphviz
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
graphviz
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | graphviz | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | graphviz | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of the graphviz package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact and therefore it is not planned to be addressed in future updates.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05569) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.57% (0.05569) | 91.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 82.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 89.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01050) | 84.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 3.56% (0.03563) | 91.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 4.59% (0.04588) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.22% (0.05221) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60166 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9157 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167866 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9157
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9157
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