# CVE-2018-10196: NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild\_vlists function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library in Graphviz 2.40.1 allows r

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-30 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the rebuild_vlists function in lib/dotgen/conc.c in the dotgen library in Graphviz 2.40.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TWUEEJPMS5LAROYJYY6FREOTI6VPN3M4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6VR2CT3LD52GWAQUZAOSEXSYE3O7HGN/
- https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1367
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579254
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00014.html

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