CVE-2006-1550

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the xfig import code (xfig-import.c) in Dia 0.87 and later before 0.95-pre6 allow user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted xfig file, possibly involving an invalid (1) color index, (2) number of points, or (3) depth.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.98% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:062 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0280.html vendor advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2006-March/msg00149.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17310 vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1025 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19505 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19765 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19469 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429357/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19507 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19959 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015853 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-14.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10361 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/19546 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00021.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25566 vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/266-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19897 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19543 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1550?
CVE-2006-1550 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1550?
To fix CVE-2006-1550, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1550 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1550 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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