Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

BID:18078

CVE-2006-2480 |

Info

Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 18078
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-2480
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 23 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:47AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to KaDaL-X.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Desktop 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Gentoo Linux
DIA DIA 0.92.2
DIA DIA 0.88.1
DIA DIA 0.95-pre6
DIA DIA 0.95
DIA DIA 0.94
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
 DIA DIA 0.93
DIA DIA 0.91
DIA DIA 0.87
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

Dia is prone to a remote format-string vulnerability.

This issue arises when the application handles specially crafted filenames. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious filename that contains format specifiers and then coercing unsuspecting users to open the malicious file with the affected application.

A successful attack may crash the application or lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue affects Dia versions 0.95 and earlier.

Exploit / POC

Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

The following filename is sufficient to demonstrate this issue:
%p%p%p%p.bmp

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the references for vendor advisories and fixes.


DIA DIA 0.94

DIA DIA 0.92.2

References

Dia Filename Remote Format String Vulnerability

References:
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