Out-of-bounds Write Affecting catdoc package, versions <1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-CATDOC-278462
  • published8 Jul 2017
  • disclosed8 Jul 2017

Introduced: 8 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11110  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 catdoc to version 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ole_init function in ole.c in catdoc 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, i.e., data is written to memory addresses before the beginning of the tmpBuf buffer.