CVE catalog

CVE-2008-5984

dia: CVE-2008-5984

Severity: Medium
Published: Jan 28, 2009, 11:30:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026

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).

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	dia	sid	`0.98+git20260221-3`	fixed
Debian	dia	forky	`0.98+git20260221-3`	fixed
Debian	dia	trixie	`0.98+git20250126-2`	fixed
Debian	dia	bookworm	`0.97.3+git20220525-5`	fixed
Opensuse	dia	tumbleweed	`0.97.3-4.13`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	dia	source	sid	`0.96.1-7.1`	low	Not reported	[504251]
Debian	dia	source	forky	`0.96.1-7.1`	low	Not reported	[504251]
Debian	dia	source	trixie	`0.96.1-7.1`	low	Not reported	[504251]
Debian	dia	source	bookworm	`0.96.1-7.1`	low	Not reported	[504251]
Opensuse	dia	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.97.3-4.13`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10444-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #504251]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[dia-lang]Unknown
Source package: [dia]
Details (1)
- 0.97.3-18.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.97.3-4.13
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · dia · opensuse · tumbleweed
[dia]Fixed
Source package: [dia]
Details (1)
- 0.97.3-18.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.97.3-4.13
  dsa · dia · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[dia]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.97.3+git20220525-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · bookworm; dsa · dia · debian · 12
- 0.97.3+git20220525-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · bookworm; dsa · dia · debian · 12
[dia-common]Fixed
Source package: [dia]
Details (2)
- 0.97.3+git20220525-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · bookworm; dsa · dia · debian · 12
- 0.97.3+git20220525-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · bookworm; dsa · dia · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[dia]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.98+git20250126-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · 13
- 0.98+git20250126-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · 13
[dia-common]Fixed
Source package: [dia]
Details (2)
- 0.98+git20250126-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · 13
- 0.98+git20250126-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.96.1-7.1
  dsa · dia · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]