PT-2023-23551 · Catdoc+1 · Catdoc+1

Randomssro · Published 2023-05-09 · Updated 2023-05-16 · CVE-2023-31979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Catdoc version 0.95

Description A global buffer overflow issue was discovered in Catdoc via the process file function at /src/reader.c.

Recommendations For Catdoc version 0.95, consider disabling the process file function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-31979

Affected Products

Catdoc

Debian

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-31979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31979 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31979 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-31979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/63627 · Telegram Post