Multiple buffer overflows in the xfig import code (xfig-import.c) in Dia 0.87 and later before 0.95-pre6 allow user-assisted attackers to ha
Multiple buffer overflows in the xfig import code (xfig-import.c) in Dia 0.87 and later before 0.95-pre6 allow user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted xfig file, possibly involving an invalid (1) color index, (2) number of points, or (3) depth.
- Published
- Mar 30, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.5% · 84th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.5%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dia | dia | cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dia dia0.87
- dia dia0.88.1
- dia dia0.91
- dia dia0.92.2
- dia dia0.93
- dia dia0.94
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dia | before 0.94.0-18 | 0.94.0-18 |
| Debian:3.0 | dia | before 0.88.1-3woody1 | 0.88.1-3woody1 |
| Debian:3.1 | dia | before 0.94.0-7sarge3 | 0.94.0-7sarge3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | dia | before 1:0.94-5.4 | 1:0.94-5.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | dia-debuginfo | before 1:0.94-5.4 | 1:0.94-5.4 |
Same product
dia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-2453Multiple unspecified format string vulnerabilities in Dia have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different set of issues than CVE-20031Monitor
- CVE-2007-3408Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Dia before 0.96.1-6 have unspecified attack vectors and impact, probably involving the use of vulner30Monitor
- CVE-2008-5984Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary27Monitor
- CVE-2006-2480Format string vulnerability in Dia 0.94 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary c22Monitor
- CVE-2005-2966The Python SVG import plugin (diasvg_import.py) for DIA 0.94 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a 21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:dia | 0.94.0-18 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dia | 1:0.94-5.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:dia-debuginfo | 1:0.94-5.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2006-March/msg00149.html
- secunia.com/advisories/19469
- secunia.com/advisories/19505
- secunia.com/advisories/19507
- secunia.com/advisories/19543
- secunia.com/advisories/19546
- secunia.com/advisories/19765
- secunia.com/advisories/19897
- secunia.com/advisories/19959
- securitytracker.com/id?1015853
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1025
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-14.xml
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:062
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00021.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0280.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429357/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17310
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25566
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10361
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.