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>> Libextractor "asfextractor" and "qtextractor" Plugins Heap Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Title : Libextractor "asfextractor" and "qtextractor" Plugins Heap Overflow Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1848
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2458
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-05-17
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Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Libextractor, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system.
The first issue is due to a heap overflow error in the "asf_read_header()" function in the ASF plugin [plugins/asfextractor.c], which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of an application linked against the vulnerable library.
The second flaw is due to a heap overflow error in the "parse_trak_atom()" function in the QT plugin [plugins/qtextractor.c], which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted media file.
Affected Products
Libextractor version 0.5.13 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Libextractor version 0.5.14 :
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/download.php3
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/11875
Credits
Vulnerabilities reported by Luigi Auriemma
ChangeLog
2006-05-17 : Initial release
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