CVE-2017-11110
catdoc - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-11110
To remediate CVE-2017-11110, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:0.95-3 or later
- —upgrade to 0.94.4-1.1+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.94.4-1.1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-11110 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:0.95-3
- from 0, < 0.94.4-1.1+deb7u1
- from 0, < 0.94.4-1.1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |