NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting catdoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.47% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-CATDOC-21004806
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed30 Jan 2019

Introduced: 30 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-7233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest catdoc.

NVD Description

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

In libdoc through 2019-01-28, doc2text in catdoc.c has a NULL pointer dereference.