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TI-2024-34920 Aliases CVE-2024-52035GHSA-vpgx-c322-qgw5

Integer overflow in catdoc

Priority HIGH 72CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the OLE Document File Allocation Table Parser functionality of catdoc 0.95. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
catdoccatdoc0.95—No fix listedCNA
  • catdoc Vendorcatdoc Affected 0.95 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.95VulnerableFossies
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Fossies
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52035
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpgx-c322-qgw5

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-36181 Integer underflow in catdoc CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-74910 Out-of-bounds read in catdoc xls2csv MULRK record handler CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-74911 Out-of-bounds read in catdoc xls2csv lets attackers read memory CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2003-00179 msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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