Dia: Arbitrary code execution through SVG import

Dia: Arbitrary code execution through SVG import Improperly sanitised data in Dia allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. dia 2005-10-06 2005-10-06 107916 remote 0.94-r3 0.94-r3

Dia is a gtk+ based diagram creation program released under the GPL license.

Joxean Koret discovered that the SVG import plugin in Dia fails to properly sanitise data read from an SVG file.

An attacker could create a specially crafted SVG file, which, when imported into Dia, could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Dia users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.94-r3"

CAN-2005-2966 koon adir koon