CVE-2023-31979

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-31979
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:catdoc_project:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

29 Jan 2025, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

16 May 2023, 15:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:catdoc_project:catdoc:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-120
References (MISC) https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 - (MISC) https://github.com/petewarden/catdoc/issues/9 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
First Time Catdoc Project
Catdoc Project catdoc

09 May 2023, 14:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-05-09 14:15

Updated : 2025-01-29 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-31979

Mitre link : CVE-2023-31979

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Products Affected

catdoc_project

  • catdoc
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')