VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-2458
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Libextractor 0.5.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the asf_read_header function in the ASF plugin (plugins/asfextractor.c), and (2) the parse_trak_atom function in the QT…
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 8.92%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Libextractor 0.5.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the asf_read_header function in the ASF plugin (plugins/asfextractor.c), and (2) the parse_trak_atom function in the QT plugin (plugins/qtextractor.c).
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.92% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libextractor/libextractor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20150Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118Exploit, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
- http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20150Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118Exploit, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.