VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2023-31979
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- fossies/catdoc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.