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CVE-2006-2458 Detail

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).


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118 Exploit  Patch 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
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/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:libextractor:libextractor:0.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2458
NVD Published Date:
05/18/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE