Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dia | 0.96.1-7.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dia | 0.96.1-7.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dia | 0.96.1-7.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | dia | 0.97.3-4.13 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10444-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10444-1 dia-0.97.3-4.13 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2009-1057 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090126 CVE request -- Python < 2.6 PySys_SetArgv issues (epiphany, csound, dia, eog, gedit, xchat, vim, nautilus-python, Gnumeric) mailing-list
- MDVSA-2009:046 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504251
- MDVSA-2009:040 vendor-advisory
- 33448 vdb-entry
- 33672 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481551
- 33703 third-party-advisory
- dia-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48262) vdb-entry