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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: graphviz (CVE-2023-46045)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234746

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of graphviz installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-46045 advisory.

 - 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. (CVE-2023-46045)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46045

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234746

File Name: mariner_CVE-2023-46045.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2025

Updated: 4/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46045

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-lua, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-doc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-graphs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-perl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-gd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-tcl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:graphviz-python3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-46045