7.8

CVE-2023-46045: graphviz Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2024:1351-1SUSE-SU-2024:1351-2UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46045
Published 02-02-2024Last modified 04-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-46045 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in graphviz. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-G895-V672-6949CGA-JJFH-2G79-3R6X

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse8 products
  • graphviz-addons&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz-addons&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz-addons&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz-addons&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz-addons&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
Opensuse2 products
  • graphviz-addons&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
  • graphviz&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.48.0-150400.3.3.1
Chainguard1 product
  • graphviz< 10.0.1-r0
Debian1 product
  • graphvizAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.42.2-8
Graphviz1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • graphviz< 2.36.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2 | < 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm2 | < 2.40.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 2.42.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
Wolfi1 product
  • graphviz< 10.0.1-r0

7 vendors · 15 products

References

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