CVE-2017-11110

HIGH

catdoc 0.95 - Out-of-bounds Write in ole_init Function

Title source: llm

Description

The ole_init function in ole.c in catdoc 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, i.e., data is written to memory addresses before the beginning of the tmpBuf buffer.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468471

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0123

EPSS Percentile 65.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Products (1)

fossies/catdoc 0.95

Published Jul 08, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026