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CVE-2014-1235

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-1235 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the "yyerror" function of Graphviz 2.34.0, affecting the graphviz product. This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0978, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a crafted file. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.34.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0293 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

gentoopatch availablevia nvd_reference
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github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-1235Low

graphviz: buffer overflow in yyerror() due to improper fix for CVE-2014-0978

Jan 8, 2014

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q1/54
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/90198
github.com / ellson/graphviz/commit/d266bb2b4154d11c27252b56d86963aef4434750
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201702-06
MitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/64736
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry