security flaw
Published Nov 30, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.17%
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 products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libgsf-0:1.6.0-7
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libgsf-0:1.10.1-2
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0011
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libgsf-0:1.6.0-7 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0011 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libgsf-0:1.10.1-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0011 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.17% (0.04172) | 90.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 84.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.54% (0.06541) | 84.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.75% (0.02751) | 85.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.13% (0.02128) | 89.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02128) | 87.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 2.06% (0.02060) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 2.02% (0.02023) | 87.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01999) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01922) | 86.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (28)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070101-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=446 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0011.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23164 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23166 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23167 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23227 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23337 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23352 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23355 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23686 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23920 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1221 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:220 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454389/30/9210/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21358 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-391-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4784 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618189 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30611 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-857 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4514
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9413 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4514
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.