USN-2435-1: Graphviz vulnerability

Publication date

9 December 2014

Overview

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


Packages

  • 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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.10 utopic graphviz –  2.38.0-5ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty graphviz –  2.36.0-0ubuntu3.1
12.04 precise graphviz –  2.26.3-10ubuntu1.2
10.04 lucid graphviz –  2.20.2-8ubuntu3.2

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