CVE-2006-4514

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    CVE-2006-4514

    Published: 30 Nov 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ole_info_read_metabat function in Gnome Structured File library (libgsf) 1.14.0, and other versions before 1.14.2, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large num_metabat value in an OLE document, which causes the ole_init_info function to allocate insufficient memory.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.asc, http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=446, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0011.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/23164, http://secunia.com/advisories/23166, http://secunia.com/advisories/23167, http://secunia.com/advisories/23227, http://secunia.com/advisories/23337, http://secunia.com/advisories/23352, http://secunia.com/advisories/23355, http://secunia.com/advisories/23686, http://secunia.com/advisories/23920, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-13.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1221, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:220, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-391-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4784, http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1221, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21358, http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0005.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454389/30/9210/threaded, http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30611, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-857, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9413

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High