CVE-2006-2458

libextractor <= 0.5.13 - Remote Code Execution via ASF and QT Plugin Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2458. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities in libextractor versions up to 0.5.13. The provided link points to a binary exploit archive, suggesting it contains compiled proof-of-concept code to trigger the overflows.

Description

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).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1801

This exploit targets multiple heap overflow vulnerabilities in libextractor versions up to 0.5.13. The provided link points to a binary exploit archive, suggesting it contains compiled proof-of-concept code to trigger the overflows.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: libextractor <= 0.5.13
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system running vulnerable libextractor · Ability to deliver crafted input to the library
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434288/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016118
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18021
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/916
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20160
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20326
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20150
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1081
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://gnunet.org/libextractor/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26531
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-14.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26532
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1848

Scores

EPSS 0.3095
EPSS Percentile 96.9%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
libextractor/libextractor 0.5.13
pypi/extractor PyPI
Published May 18, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026