Vulnerability CVE-2024-42415


Published: 2024-10-03

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.

Type:

CWE-190

(Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

 References:
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34

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