CVE-2023-46045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Graphviz	Graphviz

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/2

History

Thu, 15 May 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-15T19:50:42.908Z

Reserved: 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-46045

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:37:38.432Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-02T06:15:45.123

Modified: 2025-05-15T20:15:27.337

Link: CVE-2023-46045

Redhat

No data.

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