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GLSA-200606-03 : Dia: Format string vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 21665

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-03 (Dia: Format string vulnerabilities)

 KaDaL-X discovered a format string error within the handling of filenames. Hans de Goede also discovered several other format string errors in the processing of dia files.
 Impact :

 By enticing a user to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Dia users should upgrade to the latest available version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/dia-0.95.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200606-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21665

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200606-03.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 6/8/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:dia, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2453, CVE-2006-2480

CWE: 134

GLSA: 200606-03