CVE-2005-2966

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2966 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.53%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2966

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2966

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 2.83% 2.53% -0.30%
2 2025-03-29 2.53% 2.83% +0.30%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.53% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2966

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2966

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-2966 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dia), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2966
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2966 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dia), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dia dia <= 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dia dia 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dia dia 0.92.2 cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.92.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dia dia 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2966

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