CVE-2026-111127
CVE-2026-111127 · catdoc through 0.95 Out-of-Bounds Read via xls2csv copy_unicode_string
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catdoc through 0.95 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in copy_unicode_string() in src/xlsparse.c that allows attackers to read past buffers via an unchecked string character count. Attackers can supply a crafted .xls file declaring 0xFFFF two-byte characters in LABEL, STRING, or SST records to disclose adjacent memory through xls2csv output or crash the process.
CVSS 6.9 · Medium · EPSS 0.1%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
catdoc
- Versions
- ≥ 0, ≤ 0.95: Affected (custom)
No fix published
catdoc Debian:12
- Versions
- 1:0.95-5
- 1:0.95-6
- 1:0.95-6~deb12u1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Debian:13
- Versions
- 1:0.95-6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Debian:14
- Versions
- 1:0.95-6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 0.94.4-1.1
- 1:0.94.3~git20151007.fd634c2+dfsg-2
- 1:0.94.3~git20151007.fd634c2+dfsg-3
- 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1
- 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
- 1:0.94.3~git20160113.dbc9ec6+dfsg-1+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:0.95-3
- 1:0.95-4.1
- 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:0.95-4.1
- 1:0.95-4.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:0.95-4.1
- 1:0.95-4.2
- 1:0.95-5
- 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:0.95-5
- 1:0.95-5build1
- 1:0.95-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 1:0.95-6build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
catdoc Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:0.95-6
- 1:0.95-6build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/catdoc-xls-mulrk-endcol-and-string-count-oob-read
- https://github.com/vbwagner/catdoc/blob/38a2807d22ce1a08bc39b94e9072a9f8f52cd86f/src/xlsparse.c#L421-L520
- https://github.com/vbwagner/catdoc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/catdoc-through-0.95-out-of-bounds-read-via-xls2csv-copy-unicode-string
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111127