1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-286-1

USN-286-1: Dia vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 May 2006

Overview

Dia vulnerabilities

Releases

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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
5.10 breezy dia-gnome – 
dia – 
5.04 hoary dia-gnome – 
dia – 

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