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CVE-2019-9904

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  • Published2019-03-21
  • WeaknessCWE-674

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Description

An issue was discovered in lib\cdt\dttree.c in libcdt.a in graphviz 2.40.1. Stack consumption occurs because of recursive agclose calls in lib\cgraph\graph.c in libcgraph.a, related to agfstsubg in lib\cgraph\subg.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-03-2118:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Graphviz
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.40= 2.40.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • graphvizUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed

1 more package range on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-9904 Red Hat Product Security33 known affected

    graphviz: recursive function call in agclose in lib\cgraph\graph.c causing stack consumption

    graphviz as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · graphviz-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · graphviz-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +30 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2019-9904 · 20 productsFix deferred
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2019-9904 · 13 productsWill not fix

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-03-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wqh3-2wqg-rq54

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9904?

An issue was discovered in lib\cdt\dttree.c in libcdt.a in graphviz 2.40.1. Stack consumption occurs because of recursive agclose calls in lib\cgraph\graph.c in libcgraph.a, related to agfstsubg in lib\cgraph\subg.c.

Is CVE-2019-9904 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-9904 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9904?

CVE-2019-9904 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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