ELA-428-1 graphviz security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2021-05-13
Packagegraphviz
Version2.38.0-7+deb8u1
Related CVEs CVE-2018-10196 CVE-2020-18032


CVE-2018-10196

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 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.38.0-7+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your graphviz packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.