PT-2004-1140 · Catdoc · Catdoc

Colin Phipps · Published 2004-06-03 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2003-0193

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions catdoc versions 0.91 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names, specifically "word$$.html", in the msxlsview.sh script of xlsview for catdoc.

Recommendations For catdoc versions 0.91 and earlier, consider restricting access to the msxlsview.sh script until a patch is available, or avoid using the script with untrusted input to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0193

DSA-575-1

Affected Products

Catdoc

References · 11

• http://debian.org/security/2004/dsa-575 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0193 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0193 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0193 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0193 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16335 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13022 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/11193 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=183525 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13021 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11560 · Note