CVE-2006-2458 Libextractor multiple heap-based buffer overflows
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via heap-based buffer overflows in Libextractor's ASF and QT plugins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2458?
CVE-2006-2458 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2458?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including extractor. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
extractor PyPI | All versions | None |
extractor PyPI | All versions | None |
extractor PyPI | All versions | None |
Products include Libextractor Libextractor.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2458?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-2458 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2458 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2458, DSA-1081-1, GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684, PYSEC-2006-4.