Integer Underflow Vulnerability in Catdoc Product by Catdoc Team
CVE-2024-54028

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Catdoc

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 June 2025

What is CVE-2024-54028?

An integer underflow vulnerability has been identified in the OLE Document DIFAT Parser functionality of Catdoc version 0.95. By crafting a specially malformed file, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause heap-based memory corruption, potentially allowing unauthorized access or control over affected systems. It's crucial for users to review and mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability, especially those using affected versions.

Affected Version(s)

catdoc 0.95

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Discovered by a member of Cisco Talos.
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