CVE-2006-2458

Public Exploit

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).

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.11% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081	vendor advisory
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2458?: CVE-2006-2458 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2458?: To fix CVE-2006-2458, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2458 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2458 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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