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libextractor — security advisory
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).
- Products
- libextractor
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.5.14-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-2458
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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).
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2458
libextractor
Fixed versions: 0.5.14-1
libextractor
Fixed versions: 0.5.14-1
libextractor
Fixed versions: 0.5.14-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:22.431675100Z",
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