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CVE-2024-42415

HIGH
8.4CVSS
Published: 2024-10-03
Updated: 2025-11-03
AI Analysis

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 Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-190

Metadata

Primary Vendor
GNOME
Published
10/3/2024
Last Modified
11/3/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

gnome : libgsf

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