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CVE-2006-2480

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2006-05-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in Dia 0.94 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering errors or warnings, as demonstrated via format string specifiers in a .bmp filename. NOTE: the original exploit was demonstrated through a command line argument, but there are other mechanisms for input that are automatically processed by Dia, such as a crafted .dia file.

Affected Platforms

Dia Dia

Weakness Type

CWE-134

References