Vulnerability Report

CVE-2024-42415

Title: Gnome Libgsf Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2024-42415.

CWE Category CWE-190
Published Date Oct 03, 2024
Modified Date Nov 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.46%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-42415: 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.

Impacted Vendors

L
libgsf 1
G
gnome 1

Reference Links

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/issues/34 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/3 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00002.html https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2069
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2024-42415 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.