catdoc 0.95 OLE Document File Allocation Table Parser integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in catdoc 0.95. Affected is an unknown function of the component OLE Document File Allocation Table Parser. This manipulation causes integer overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-52035. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in catdoc 0.95 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component OLE Document File Allocation Table Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-52035 since 12/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240918 (Debian dsa-5953 : catdoc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240918). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 240918
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5953 : catdoc - security update

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2024 🔍
06/02/2025 +171 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/18/2026 +261 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2024-2131
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-52035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310837

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2025 17:31
Updated: 02/18/2026 16:43
Changes: 06/02/2025 17:31 (62), 06/03/2025 07:15 (1), 06/30/2025 04:53 (2), 02/18/2026 16:43 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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