Dia up to 0.94 xfig-import.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dia up to 0.94 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file xfig-import.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1550. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Dia up to 0.94. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file xfig-import.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2006. The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2006 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1550 since 03/30/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/22/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21991 (CentOS 4 : dia (CESA-2006:0280)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117710 (CentOS Security Update for Dia (CESA-2006:0280)).

Upgrading to version 0.87 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25566), Tenable (21991), SecurityFocus (BID 17310†), OSVDB (24294†) and Secunia (SA19469†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 21991
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : dia (CESA-2006:0280)
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OpenVAS ID: 56520
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: dia, dia-gnome
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dia 0.87

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29432

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X-Force: 25566
SecurityFocus: 17310 - DIA XFIG File Import Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19469 - Dia XFig Import Plugin Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24294 - DIA - XFIG File Import - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1015853
Vulnerability Center: 10945 - Dia Multiple Buffer Overflows via xfig Files, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 05:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (83), 06/16/2019 11:02 (4), 06/22/2025 05:23 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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