CVE-2024-42415

Public on 2024-10-03
Modified on 2024-10-07
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.4
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libgsf 2024-10-24 ALAS2-2024-2681 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H