GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Libextractor multiple heap-based buffer overflows
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).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2458 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.95%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.84% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-05-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-08 | 19.11% | 30.95% | +11.84% |
| 2 | 2025-04-20 | 18.71% | 19.11% | +0.40% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 18.71% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-f836-7jqw-3684 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Libextractor multiple heap-based buffer overflows
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2006-2458 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libextractor), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2458 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-2458: 1 GLSA(s) (200605-14), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libextractor); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-2458 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-2458 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libextractor), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2458 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| libextractor | libextractor | 0.5.13 | cpe:2.3:a:libextractor:libextractor:0.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |