CVE-2024-54028

Publication date 2 June 2025

Last updated 28 September 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.4 · High

Score breakdown

Description

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the OLE Document DIFAT 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

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
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
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

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-8838-1
    • catdoc vulnerabilities
    • 28 September 2026

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