CVE-2023-46045 — Graphviz 2

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-11-04T18:18:36.138Z

09References

• gitlab.com — https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441
• seclists.org — https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
• www.openwall.com — https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/2
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
• seclists.org — https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24