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Dia
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Format-String Vulnerability
134
CWE
Product Name: Dia
Affected Version From: 0.95
Affected Version To: 0.95
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:dia_project:dia
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2005

Dia Remote Format-String Vulnerability

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.

Mitigation:

Users should avoid opening files from untrusted sources.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

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

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