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CVE-2017-11110

Publication date 8 July 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
catdoc 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.17.04.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.94.4-1.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Notes


sbeattie

reproducer in redhat bug report

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H