CVE-2006-2458

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Published 2022-05-01 · Modified 2024-11-25

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

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).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-1801 dos multiple verified

Luigi Auriemma · 2006-05-17

libextractor 0.5.13 - Multiple Heap Overflows (PoC)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`0.5.14-1`
sid	Fixed	`0.5.14-1`
forky	Fixed	`0.5.14-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`0.5.14-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`0.5.14-1`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	extractor

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.