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Amazon Linux AMI : graphviz (ALAS-2014-284)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72302

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Synopsis

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

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long line in a dot file.

Solution

Run 'yum update graphviz' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-284.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72302

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-284.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/5/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-lua, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:graphviz-java, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, 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-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0978

ALAS: 2014-284