CVE-2023-46045

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 54.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-02-02 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 18:18Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-10-16

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7e92ad2e8865002bb705de5c8e263175a2c7a4bfa6504c21a2a1d41a30c382bc

• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-/issues/2441
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/01/2
• seclists.org20240220 Re: Buffer Overflow in graphviz via via a crafted config6a filehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24mailing-list
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/24
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176816/graphviz-2.43.0-Buffer-Overflow-Code-Execution.html
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/73
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/62