USN-286-1: Dia vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 5.10
• Ubuntu 5.04

Details

Several format string vulnerabilities have been discovered in dia. By
tricking a user into opening a specially crafted dia file, or a
file with a specially crafted name, this could be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.10

• dia-gnome -
• dia -

Ubuntu 5.04

• dia-gnome -
• dia -

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2006-2480
• CVE-2006-2453