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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.36.0, < 10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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