USN-8838-1: catdoc vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in catdoc.


Packages

  • catdoc - text extractor for MS-Office files

Details

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing
shared string tables in malformed spreadsheet files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-48877)

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing file
allocation tables in malformed document files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-52035)

It was discovered that catdoc incorrectly validated sector sizes when
processing malformed document files, leading to an integer underflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-54028)

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing
shared string tables in malformed spreadsheet files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-48877)

It was discovered that catdoc had an integer overflow when processing file
allocation tables in malformed document files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-52035)

It was discovered that catdoc incorrectly validated sector sizes when
processing malformed document files, leading to an integer underflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause catdoc to crash or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-54028)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 LTS noble catdoc –  1:0.95-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy catdoc –  1:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal catdoc –  1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic catdoc –  1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial catdoc –  1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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