Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202107-04

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphviz, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

media-gfx/graphviz on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.47.1
Unaffected versions >= 2.47.1

Background

Graphviz is an open source graph visualization software.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Graphviz. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using Graphviz, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Graphviz users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/graphviz-2.47.1"
 

References

Release date
July 03, 2021

Latest revision
July 03, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local, remote

Bugzilla entries