DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4555

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4555
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4555.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4555
Upstream
Published
2008-10-14T21:10:35Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:07:26.883449Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the pushsubg function in parser.y (lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file with a large number of Agrapht elements.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / graphviz

Package

Name
graphviz
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/graphviz?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / graphviz

Package

Name
graphviz
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/graphviz?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / graphviz

Package

Name
graphviz
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/graphviz?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / graphviz

Package

Name
graphviz
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/graphviz?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}