CVE-2006-4514

high

Description

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9413

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-857

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30611

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-4502

http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4784

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-391-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21358

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454389/30/9210/threaded

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:220

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1221

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-13.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/23920

http://secunia.com/advisories/23686

http://secunia.com/advisories/23355

http://secunia.com/advisories/23352

http://secunia.com/advisories/23337

http://secunia.com/advisories/23227

http://secunia.com/advisories/23167

http://secunia.com/advisories/23166

http://secunia.com/advisories/23164

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0011.html

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0005.html

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=446

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-11-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04172