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CVE-2006-4514

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-11-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Libgsf Libgsf

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References