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TI-2023-15296 Aliases CVE-2023-31979GHSA-3rq8-339r-782q

Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.

Priority HIGH 67CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00277 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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-2023-31979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rq8-339r-782q

References

Exploit 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-2023-24941 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-2017-08171 The ole_init function in ole.c in catdoc 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • 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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