CVE-2006-2458 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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).
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.93% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libextractor | libextractor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | libextractor 0.5.13 - Multiple Heap Overflows (PoC) | 2006-05-17 |
References
- http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20150
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
- 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/bid/18021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
- http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20150
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
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