CVE-2024-36474 - GNOME Project G Structured File Library (libgsf) Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Arbitrary Code Execution)

CVE-2024-36474 - GNOME Project G Structured File Library (libgsf) Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Arbitrary Code Execution)

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CVE ID : CVE-2024-36474
Published : Oct. 3, 2024, 4:15 p.m. | 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Description : An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the Compound Document Binary File format parser of the GNOME Project G Structured File Library (libgsf) version v1.14.52. A specially crafted file can result in an integer overflow when processing the directory from the file that allows for an out-of-bounds index to be used when reading and writing to an array. This can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity: 8.4 | HIGH
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