Description
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.
Published: 2014-12-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-105-1 graphviz security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3098-1 graphviz security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8982 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2435-1 Graphviz vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02075}

epss

{'score': 0.01899}


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Debian Debian Linux
Graphviz Graphviz
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:13.457Z

Reserved: 2014-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9157

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-03T21:59:03.243

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9157

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-11-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9157 - Bugzilla

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