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Gentoo: GLSA-202201-03 Normal: Graphviz Security Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws found in Graphviz may result in unauthorized code execution or Denial of Service issues on Gentoo systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphviz, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Graphviz. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary execution dos graphviz normal

Resolution

All Graphviz users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/graphviz-2.47.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-9904 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9904 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-18032 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18032

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-04
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 03, 2021
Bugs: #684844
ID: 202107-04

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphviz, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Graphviz is an open source graph visualization software.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/graphviz < 2.47.1 >= 2.47.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using Graphviz, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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