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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2006-2480 EUVD-2006-2480GHSA-prr8-97x3-2662

Format string vulnerability in Dia 0.94 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary …

Published May 19, 2006 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: dia Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Format string vulnerability in Dia 0.94 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering errors or warnings, as demonstrated via format string specifiers in a .bmp filename. NOTE: the original exploit was demonstrated through a command line argument, but there are other mechanisms for input that are automatically processed by Dia, such as a crafted .dia file.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 dia 0.95.0-4 —
Debian 13 dia 0.95.0-4 —
Debian 12 dia 0.95.0-4 —

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 4 dia 1:0.94-5.7.1 RHSA-2006:0541

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed dia 0.97.3-11.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10716-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

References