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RHEL 2.1 / 4 : dia (RHSA-2006:0280)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21362

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated Dia package that fixes several buffer overflow bugs are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Dia drawing program is designed to draw various types of diagrams.

infamous41md discovered three buffer overflow bugs in Dia's xfig file format importer. If an attacker is able to trick a Dia user into opening a carefully crafted xfig file, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Dia. (CVE-2006-1550)

Users of Dia should update to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected dia package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-1550

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0280

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21362

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0280.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dia, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 5/3/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1550

RHSA: 2006:0280