GNOME libgsf 1.14.52 Compound Document Binary File Format Parser integer overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNOME libgsf 1.14.52. Affected is an unknown function of the component Compound Document Binary File Format Parser. This manipulation causes integer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-42415. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in GNOME libgsf 1.14.52 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Compound Document Binary File Format Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42415 since 08/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/10/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208216 (Debian dsa-5786 : gir1.2-gsf-1 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208216). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• GNOME

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• libgsf

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• 1.14.52

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.gnome.org/

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