Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : dia (MDKSA-2005:187)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20432

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Joxean Koret discovered that the Python SVG import plugin in dia, a vector-oriented diagram editor, does not properly sanitise data read from an SVG file and is hence vulnerable to execute arbitrary Python code.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected dia package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20432

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-187.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dia, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2966

MDKSA: 2005:187

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