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TI-2017-08171 Aliases CVE-2017-11110GHSA-63c4-r8fh-c85j

The ole_init function in ole.c in catdoc 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 37CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01234 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.95VulnerableFossies
  • cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Fossies

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11110
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63c4-r8fh-c85j

References

Other 1

  • TI-2024-36181 Integer underflow in catdoc CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2024-34920 Integer overflow in catdoc CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-15296 Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-24941 Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component xls2csv at src/xlsparse.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-22065 Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component xls2csv at src/fileutil.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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