Multiple buffer overflows in the xfig import code (xfig-import.c) in Dia 0.87 and later before 0.95-pre6 allow user-assisted attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted xfig file, possibly involving an invalid (1) color index, (2) number of points, or (3) depth.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1550 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.98%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-04-23 | 3.20% | 3.98% | +0.78% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 6.47% | 3.20% | -3.26% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 6.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2006-1550 not yet assigned 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-2006-1550 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-1550: 1 GLSA(s) (200604-14), 1 atom(s) (app-office/dia); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-1550 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1550 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1550/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-1550 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dia), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1550 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dia | dia | 0.87 | cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dia | dia | 0.88.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.88.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dia | dia | 0.94 | cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |