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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-10196
Graphviz dotgen NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild_vlists function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library in Graphviz 2.40.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

May 30, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10196 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Graphviz graphviz
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The Graphviz package is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which could lead to a denial of service. To address this, update the affected packages.
  • Update the affected graphviz packages.
  • Apply available patches.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-10196 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10196.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/ Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10196 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10196 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10196 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10196 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} -0.04%

score

0.24794

percentile