- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Dia: Format string vulnerabilities Date: June 07, 2006 Bugs: #133699 ID: 200606-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Format string vulnerabilities in Dia may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-office/dia < 0.95.1 >= 0.95.1 Description =========== 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. Resolution ========== All Dia users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.95.1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2453 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2453 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2480 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2480 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-03.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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