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

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Dia: Arbitrary code execution through SVG import (GLSA 200510-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 06, 2005
Bug(s): #107916
ID: 200510-06

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

Package: app-office/dia
Vulnerable: < 0.94-r3
Unaffected: >= 0.94-r3
Architectures: All supported architectures


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: