CVE-2006-2480 | BDVDB-2026-16997 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18078
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0541.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20422
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11224
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016203
- http://kandangjamur.net/tutorial/dia.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20254
- http://www.osvdb.org/25699
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:093
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1908
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=342111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20339
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.