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High USN-8838-1 3 CVEs

catdoc vulnerabilities

Published Sep 28, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing
shared string tables in malformed spreadsheet files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-48877)

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing file
allocation tables in malformed document files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-52035)

It was discovered that catdoc incorrectly validated sector sizes when
processing malformed document files, leading to an integer underflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-54028)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS catdoc 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS catdoc 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS catdoc 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS catdoc 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 24.04 LTS Pro:24.04:LTS catdoc 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-48877
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52035
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54028