CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11110

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger application crashes, potentially leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of catdoc to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS