A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Dia: Format string vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Dia: Format string vulnerabilities
Date: June 07, 2006
Bugs: #133699
ID: 200606-03
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Synopsis
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Format string vulnerabilities in Dia may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code.
Background
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Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-office/dia < 0.95.1 >= 0.95.1
Description
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KaDaL-X discovered a format string error within the handling of
filenames. Hans de Goede also discovered several other format string
errors in the processing of dia files.
Impact
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker
could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Dia users should upgrade to the latest available version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.95.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2453
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2453
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-2480
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2480
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-03.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
