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.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | catdoc through 0.95 Out-of-Bounds Read via xls2csv copy_unicode_string | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:fossies:catdoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-15T18:57:23.479Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T17:03:51.865Z
Link: CVE-2026-111127
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:26.073
Modified: 2026-10-15T19:17:26.073
Link: CVE-2026-111127
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