CVE-2023-31979

NameCVE-2023-31979
DescriptionCatdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

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

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
catdocsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact

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