1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200604-14 / dia |
| Release Date | April 23, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | April 23, 2006: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| app-office/dia | < 0.94-r5 | >= 0.94-r5 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #128107
Buffer overflows in Dia's XFig import could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program.
infamous41md discovered multiple buffer overflows in Dia's XFig file import plugin.
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.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Dia users should upgrade to the latest available version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.94-r5" |