CVE-2018-20453

NameCVE-2018-20453
DescriptionThe getlong function in numutils.c in libdoc through 2017-10-23 has a heap-based buffer over-read that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs919526

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
catdoc (PTS)buster, bullseye1:0.95-4.1vulnerable (unimportant)
sid, trixie, bookworm1:0.95-5vulnerable (unimportant)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
catdocsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant919526

Notes

Crash in CLI tool, no security impact

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