Integer Underflow Affecting catdoc package, versions <1:0.95-6~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-CATDOC-10292644
  • published3 Jun 2025
  • disclosed2 Jun 2025

Introduced: 2 Jun 2025

CVE-2024-54028  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 catdoc to version 1:0.95-6~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream catdoc package and not the catdoc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the OLE Document DIFAT Parser functionality of catdoc 0.95. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1