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[DSA1025] DSA-1025-1 dia

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1025-1 dia

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

"infamous41md" discovered three buffer overflow errors in the xfig
import code of dia, a diagram editor, that can lead to the execution
of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.88.1-3woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.94.0-7sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.94.0-18.
We recommend that you upgrade your dia package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1025
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 15000

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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