CVE-2023-31979
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at ...
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-31979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-31979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36268
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36268- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rq8-339r-782q
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at ...
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
GHSA-3rq8-339r-782q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-31979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-31979
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-31979
Catdoc v0.95 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the function process_file at /src/reader.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
catdocDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-51:0.95-61:0.95-6~deb12u1 |
None known |
catdocDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-6 |
None known |
catdocDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-6 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.94.4-1.11:0.94.3~git20151007.fd634c2+dfsg-21:0.94.3~git20151007.fd634c2+dfsg-31:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-11:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.11:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-31:0.95-4.11:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-4.11:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-4.11:0.95-4.21:0.95-51:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-51:0.95-5build11:0.95-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-5build11:0.95-6 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-6build1 |
None known |
catdocUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:0.95-61:0.95-6build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-31979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fossies Catdoc, published May 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.