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CVE-2006-1550

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1550 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the xfig import code of Dia versions 0.87 through 0.95-pre6. These flaws, specifically in xfig-import.c, can be triggered by user-assisted attackers through a specially crafted xfig file, potentially leading to an unknown but severe impact. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.6 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.87CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.88.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.88.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.91CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.92.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.92.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dia:dia:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0241 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 8,913 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: dia-1:0.94-5.4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-1550Moderate

Dia multiple buffer overflows

Mar 29, 2006

References

mail.gnome.org / archives/dia-list/2006-March/msg00149.html
secunia.com / advisories/19469
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19505
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19507
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19543
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19546
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19765
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19897
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19959
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25566
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10361
usn.ubuntu.com / 266-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1025
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-14.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_04_28.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00021.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0280.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/429357/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17310
Patch