Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Libextractor 0.5.13 and earlier allow remote…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
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).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09211 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | extractor (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- extractor (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libextractor:libextractor:0.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.13 | Vulnerable | Libextractor |
- cpe:2.3:a:libextractor:libextractor:0.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.13 Vulnerable ·Libextractor
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2458
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684
References
More Libextractor vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03421 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-01203 Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2005-03422 Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-03420 The CCITTFaxStream::CCITTFaxStream function in Stream.cc for xpdf, gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-2458 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2458 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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