CVE-2024-42415
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.4 High
- Published
- Oct 3, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 23, 2024
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
G Structured File Library (libgsf)GNOME Project |
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References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00002.html
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