CVE-2024-42415 HIGH

CVE-2024-42415

Vendor Gnome Project
Product G Structured File Library (libgsf)
Weakness CWE-190
Published October 3, 2024
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2024 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated