VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4555
CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability5.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg 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 Agraph_t elements.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer