CVE-2023-46045 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Graphviz Subscribe	Graphviz Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-6708-1	Graphviz vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176816/graphviz-2.43.0-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/62
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/2

History

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 04:30:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176816/graphviz-2.43.0-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/62 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73

Fri, 16 May 2025 05:15:00 +0900

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:18:36.138Z

Reserved: 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-46045

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:18:36.138Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-02T06:15:45.123

Modified: 2025-11-04T19:16:03.283

Link: CVE-2023-46045

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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