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CVE-2023-46045

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-46045 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Graphviz versions 2.36.0 through 9.x prior to 10.0.1, triggered by a specially crafted config6a file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. While the attack requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file), exploitability is considered uncommon as the affected configuration file is typically root-owned. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.36.0, < 10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18173-17084Fixed in: 2.42.4-12
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19988-17086Fixed in: 2.42.4-10
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 graphviz 2.42.4-12 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 2.42.4-12
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 graphviz 2.42.4-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 2.42.4-10

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2024-Feb/CVE-2023-46045Important

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.

Feb 13, 2024

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/176816/graphviz-2.43.0-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/62
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
gitlab.com / graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441
ExploitIssue Tracking
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/2
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