High severity · published Oct 3, 2024
CVE-2024-42415
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)
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libgsf · Gnome
1.14.52 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42415
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42415
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34
Technical Description
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/3
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00002.html
www.talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
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