| Name | CVE-2024-42415 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3911-1, DSA-5786-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1084056 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libgsf (PTS) | bullseye | 1.14.47-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 1.14.47-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1.14.50-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.14.52-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/commit/06d0cb92a4c02e7126ef2ff6f5e29fd74b4be9e0 (LIBGSF_1_14_53)