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Debian DSA-1025-1 : dia - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 22567

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

'infamous41md' discovered three buffer overflow errors in the xfig import code of dia, a diagram editor, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the dia package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 0.88.1-3woody1.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 0.94.0-7sarge3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1025

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22567

File Name: debian_DSA-1025.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dia, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2966, CVE-2006-1550

BID: 17310

DSA: 1025