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TI-2024-28393 Aliases CVE-2024-42415GHSA-5pmr-hjgq-832v

Integer overflow in GNOME G Structured File Library

Priority HIGH 72CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNOMEG Structured File Library (libgsf)1.14.52—No fix listedCNA
  • G Structured File Library (libgsf) VendorGNOME Affected 1.14.52 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:1.14.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14.52VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:1.14.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14.52 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42415
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pmr-hjgq-832v

References

  • TI-2024-24253 Integer overflow in GNOME G Structured File Library CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2016-08009 An error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function (gsf-infile-tar.c) in GNOME… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources