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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703098
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3098-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'graphviz' package(s) announced via the DSA-3098-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'graphviz' package(s) announced via the DSA-3098-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Joshua Rogers discovered a format string vulnerability in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz, a rich set of graph drawing tools. An attacker could use this flaw to cause graphviz to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.26.3-14+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem will be fixed soon in version 2.38.0-7.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.38.0-7.

We recommend that you upgrade your graphviz packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'graphviz' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9157
BugTraq ID: 71283
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283
Debian Security Information: DSA-3098 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872
http://secunia.com/advisories/60166
XForce ISS Database: graphviz-format-sting(98949)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949
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