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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2023-46045 json

Graphviz 2.36.0 through 9.x before 10.0.1 has an out-of-bounds read via a crafted config6a file.

published 2024-02-02 2 y ago modified 2026-08-13 2 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50306 , JLSEC-2026-1276

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia Graphviz_jll 15.1.0+0
  • graphviz graphviz 10.0.0
  • graphviz Debian 14, Debian 13 2.42.2-8

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46045

  • graphviz Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.36.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2
  • graphviz Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm2
  • graphviz Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.40.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • graphviz Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46045

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • graphviz-addons SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP5, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 +5 more 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1351-2SUSE-SU-2024:1351-1

  • graphviz CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.42.4-10
  • graphviz Azure Linux 3.0 2.42.4-12

azure linux advisories AZL-34237AZL-34768

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia Graphviz_jll
<15.1.0+0
15.1.0+0

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.