=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2435-1
December 09, 2014

graphviz vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

graphviz could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- graphviz: rich set of graph drawing tools

Details:

It was discovered that graphviz incorrectly handled parsing errors. An
attacker could use this issue to cause graphviz to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10:
  graphviz                        2.38.0-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  graphviz                        2.36.0-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  graphviz                        2.26.3-10ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  graphviz                        2.20.2-8ubuntu3.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2435-1
  CVE-2014-9157

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.38.0-5ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.36.0-0ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.26.3-10ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.20.2-8ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 2435-1: Graphviz vulnerability

December 9, 2014
graphviz could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a speciallycrafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: graphviz 2.38.0-5ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: graphviz 2.36.0-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: graphviz 2.26.3-10ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: graphviz 2.20.2-8ubuntu3.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2435-1

CVE-2014-9157

Severity
December 09, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.38.0-5ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.36.0-0ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.26.3-10ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/graphviz/2.20.2-8ubuntu3.2

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