| Name | CVE-2008-5984 |
| Description | Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python plugin in Dia 0.96.1, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 504251 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dia (PTS) | jessie | 0.97.3-1 | fixed |
| stretch | 0.97.3+git20160930-6 | fixed |
| buster | 0.97.3+git20160930-8.1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.97.3+git20160930-9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.97.3+git20220525-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.98+git20240814-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dia | source | (unstable) | 0.96.1-7.1 | low | | 504251 |
Notes
[etch] - dia <no-dsa> (Minor issue, only vulnerable when called from certain dir)