What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-9904?

CVE-2019-9904 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-9904?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-9904. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.7%.

Graphviz CVE-2019-9904

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674)

2019-03-21 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Graphviz

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 21, 2019 - 18:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in lib\cdt\dttree.c in libcdt.a in graphviz 2.40.1. Stack consumption occurs because of recursive agclose calls in lib\cgraph\graph.c in libcgraph.a, related to agfstsubg in lib\cgraph\subg.c.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in lib\cdt\dttree.c in libcdt.a in graphviz 2.40.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-674. An issue was discovered in lib\cdt\dttree.c in libcdt.a in graphviz 2.40.1. Stack consumption occurs because of recursive agclose calls in lib\cgraph\graph.c in libcgraph.a, related to agfstsubg in lib\cgraph\subg.c. Affected products include: Graphviz.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.