Is CVE-2006-2480 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-2480 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-2480?

CVE-2006-2480 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-2480?

CVE-2006-2480 has an EPSS score of 7.63% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2480?

Upgrade dia on debian 11 to 0.95.0-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-2480

MEDIUMEPSS 94th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in Dia 0.94 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering errors or warnings, as demonstrated via format string specifiers in a .bmp filename. NOTE: the original exploit was demonstrated through a command line argument, but there are other mechanisms for input that are automatically processed by Dia, such as a crafted .dia file.

CWE-134

How to fix

Remediation Available

diaDebian

Fixed in:0.95.0-4CVE-2006-2480

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

secunia.com

Exploit3

Vendor Advisory8

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.