Amazon Linux AMI : graphviz (ALAS-2019-1207)

high Nessus Plugin ID 125293

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The agroot() function in cgraph\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.
(CVE-2019-11023)

Solution

Run 'yum update graphviz' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125293

File Name: ala_ALAS-2019-1207.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/21/2019

Updated: 5/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11023

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-graphs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-php54, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-tcl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-lua, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-java, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-python26, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-guile, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-r, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-gd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-ruby, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-python27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11023

ALAS: 2019-1207

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