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RHEL 4 : dia (RHSA-2006:0541)
high Nessus Plugin ID 21638
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
Updated Dia packages that fix 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.
Several format string flaws were found in the way dia displays certain messages. If an attacker is able to trick a Dia user into opening a carefully crafted file, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Dia. (CVE-2006-2453, CVE-2006-2480)
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-2006-2453
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 21638
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0541.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/5/2006
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: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dia, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2453, CVE-2006-2480