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title: "CVE-2024-52035\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2024-52035

Publication date 2 June 2025

Last updated 28 September 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.4 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52035?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the OLE Document File
Allocation Table Parser functionality of catdoc 0.95. A specially crafted
malformed file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can
provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| catdoc | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.4 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.4 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-52035)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52035)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-52035)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52035)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-8838-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-8838-1)
+ catdoc vulnerabilities
+ 28 September 2026

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52035>
* <https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2131>
* <https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2131>