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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.0

CVE-2006-2458 json

Libextractor multiple heap-based buffer overflows

published 2006-05-18 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684 , PYSEC-2006-4 , EUVD-2006-0008

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.2%
EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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).

Patch / fix

  • libextractor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.5.14-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2458

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1801)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1801 libextractor 0.5.13 - Multiple Heap Overflows (PoC) dos, 2006-05-17
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi extractor
1 listed version
 no fix listed

References

Sources

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