CVE-2006-2480
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-2480 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-05-19 21:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-03 21:41:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-134
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25699 | OSVDB | www.osvdb.org | |
| SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Ubuntu update for dia - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| kandangjamur.net/tutorial/dia.txt | MISC | kandangjamur.net | Exploit |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo update for dia - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Dia: Format string vulnerabilities | GENTOO | www.gentoo.org | |
| Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat update for dia - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | VULN-DEV | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for dia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Dia Format String Bugs May Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code | SECTRACK | securitytracker.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| USN-286-1: Dia vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 342111 – message format string vulnerability | CONFIRM | bugzilla.gnome.org | Exploit |
| Dia Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.