Dia: Arbitrary code execution through XFig import

Background

Dia is a GTK+ based diagram creation program.

Description

infamous41md discovered multiple buffer overflows in Dia’s XFig file import plugin.

Impact

By enticing a user to import a specially crafted XFig file into Dia, an attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Dia.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Dia users should upgrade to the latest available version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/dia-0.94-r5"