Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1037-1 catdoc -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 24 Jul 2017
- Affected Packages:
- catdoc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 867717.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-11110. - More information:
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A heap-based buffer underflow flaw was discovered in catdoc, a text extractor for MS-Office files, which may lead to denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact, if a specially crafted file is processed.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 0.94.4-1.1+deb7u1.We recommend that you upgrade your catdoc packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS