Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component xls2csv at src/fileutil.c.
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component xls2csv at src/fileutil.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41633
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm5p-ff9q-6v54
References
More Fossies Catdoc vulnerabilities
- 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-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
Sources
- CVE-2023-41633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm5p-ff9q-6v54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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