Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4555
CVE-2008-4555
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.
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Affected products
46<=2.20.2+ 40 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2.20.2
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.20.2
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/py3-graphvizpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-graphvizpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-graphvizpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-graphvizpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-graphviz
< 0+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31648nvdPatch
- roeehay.blogspot.com/2008/10/graphviz-buffer-overflow-code-execution.htmlnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/32186nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00012.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32656nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-04.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4409nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497150/100/0/threadednvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45765nvd
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