[Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200510-06 ] Dia: Arbitrary code execution through SVG import

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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:56:28 +0200

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-06
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Dia: Arbitrary code execution through SVG import
      Date: October 06, 2005
      Bugs: #107916
        ID: 200510-06

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Synopsis
========

Improperly sanitised data in Dia allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Dia is a gtk+ based diagram creation program released under the GPL
license.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 app-office/dia < 0.94-r3 >= 0.94-r3

Description
===========

Joxean Koret discovered that the SVG import plugin in Dia fails to
properly sanitise data read from an SVG file.

Impact
======

An attacker could create a specially crafted SVG file, which, when
imported into Dia, could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Dia users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.94-r3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2005-2966
        http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2966

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-06.xml

Concerns?
=========

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 2005 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/2.0

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