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CVE-2023-46045

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-02-02
  • Fixed in10.0.0
  • WeaknessCWE-125

Am I affected?

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Description

Graphviz 2.36.0 through 9.x before 10.0.1 has an out-of-bounds read via a crafted config6a file. NOTE: exploitability may be uncommon because this file is typically owned by root.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-0206:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Graphviz
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0≥ 2.36.0, < 10.0.010.0.0

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

  • graphvizWolfiall versions · fixed in 10.0.1-r0
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.42.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.40.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm2
  • graphvizUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.36.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2
  • graphvizTuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.6all versions · fixed in 2.44.0-26.el9.tuxcare.els1and 11 other packages

29 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Graphviz to 10.0.0

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-02-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xpmp-64jj-f5gg

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46045?

Graphviz 2.36.0 through 9.x before 10.0.1 has an out-of-bounds read via a crafted config6a file. NOTE: exploitability may be uncommon because this file is typically owned by root.

Is CVE-2023-46045 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-46045, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-46045?

CVE-2023-46045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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