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CVE-2024-42415

Date: October 3, 2024

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the Compound Document Binary File format parser of v1.14.52 of the GNOME Project G Structured File Library (libgsf). A specially crafted file can result in an integer overflow that allows for a heap-based buffer overflow when processing the sector allocation table. This can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42415
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/3
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-42415

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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