Dia 0.8x/0.9x - Filename Remote Format String

Author: KaDaL-X
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2006-05-23 
date_updated: 2013-08-28 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2006-2480;OSVDB-25699 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18078/info

Dia is prone to a remote format-string vulnerability.

This issue arises when the application handles specially crafted filenames. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious filename that contains format specifiers and then coercing unsuspecting users to open the malicious file with the affected application.

A successful attack may crash the application or lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue affects Dia versions 0.95 and earlier.

The following filename is sufficient to demonstrate this issue:
%p%p%p%p.bmp