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Debian 9 DLA-2659-1 Critical: Graphviz DoS and Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance security against threats like denial of service by updating Graphviz on your Debian system. Follow these steps to ensure protection and stability
CVE-2018-10196 NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild_vlists function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library allows

Summary

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild_vlists
function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application
crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2020-18032

A buffer overflow was discovered in Graphviz, which could
potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code when
processing a malformed file.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2.38.0-17+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your graphviz packages.

For the detailed security status of graphviz please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/graphviz

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: graphviz
Version: 2.38.0-17+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-10196 CVE-2020-18032
Debian Bug: 898841 988000

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