GLSA 200604-14: Dia: Arbitrary code execution through XFig import

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Dia: Arbitrary code execution through XFig import
Date:	04/23/2006
Bugs:	#128107
ID:	200604-14

Synopsis

Buffer overflows in Dia's XFig import could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/dia	< 0.94-r5	>= 0.94-r5	All supported architectures

Description

infamous41md discovered multiple buffer overflows in Dia's XFig file import plugin.

Impact

By enticing a user to import a specially crafted XFig file into Dia, an attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Dia.

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-0.94-r5"

References

CVE-2006-1550

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200604-14.xml

Concerns?

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