Dia format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dia. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-2453. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dia (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified format string vulnerabilities in Dia have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different set of issues than CVE-2006-2480.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2006. The weakness was published 05/28/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2453 since 05/18/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21998 (CentOS 4 : dia (CESA-2006:0541)), 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 117700 (CentOS Security Update for Dia (CESA-2006:0541)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28681), Tenable (21998), SecurityFocus (BID 18166†), OSVDB (25840†) and Secunia (SA20254†). Similar entry is available at VDB-30317. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 21998
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : dia (CESA-2006:0541)
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OpenVAS ID: 56926
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-03 (dia)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/05/2006 +33 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3172 days 🔍
06/19/2019 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30455

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X-Force: 28681
SecurityFocus: 18166 - Dia Multiple Unspecified Remote Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20254
OSVDB: 25840 - Dia - Multiple Unspecified Remote Format String Issues
SecurityTracker: 1016203
Vulnerability Center: 11702 - Dia Multiple Unspecified Format String Vulnerabilities, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/19/2019 16:39
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (71), 06/19/2019 16:39 (11)
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