Description
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
Published: 2023-05-09
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-36268 Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
History

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fossies
Fossies catdoc
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:catdoc_project:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Catdoc Project
Catdoc Project catdoc
Fossies
Fossies catdoc

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Fossies Catdoc
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-29T16:32:40.304Z

Reserved: 2023-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-31979

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:03:28.635Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-05-09T14:15:13.820

Modified: 2026-02-18T14:42:40.447

Link: CVE-2023-31979

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses