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HIGH

CVE-2019-11023

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

4.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-11023 Red Hat Product Security20 known affected

    graphviz: null pointer dereference in function agroot() in cgraph\obj.c

    graphviz as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · graphviz-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · graphviz-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Full record on NVD

Description

The agroot() function in cgraph\\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz 2.39.20160612.1140 has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.

Technical details

Published
2019-04-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11023?

The agroot() function in cgraph\\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz 2.39.20160612.1140 has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.

Is CVE-2019-11023 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-11023 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.9% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11023?

CVE-2019-11023 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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