CVE-2006-4514 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Gnome Structured File library (libgsf) versions 1.14.0 and earlier. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting an OLE document with a large num_metabat value, leading to insufficient memory allocation. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgsf:libgsf:1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgsf:libgsf:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgsf:libgsf:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgsf:libgsf:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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