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CVE-2014-9157
Published:December 03, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (13)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9157
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.html
https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9157
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187
http://secunia.com/advisories/60166
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-9157
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CWE-134
EPSS
Base Score:
1.90