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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2458 · published 18 May 2006

CVE-2006-2458: Libextractor vulnerability

LLibextractor · Libextractor

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).

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.9% · top 4.9%
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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).

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118 ExploitPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118 ExploitPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021 ExploitPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-2458), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.