CVE-2005-2966

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Python SVG import plugin (diasvg_import.py) for DIA 0.94 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted SVG file.

Affected products

Dia: through 0.94; 0.91, 0.92.2, 0.93

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17047
http://secunia.com/advisories/17059
http://secunia.com/advisories/17083
http://secunia.com/advisories/17095
http://secunia.com/advisories/17108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-847
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1025
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:187
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15000
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1950

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