What is CVE-2024-54028?

CVE-2024-54028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Catdoc, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-54028?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Catdoc

CVE-2024-54028

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the OLE Document DIFAT Parser functionality of catdoc 0.95. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to heap-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Catdoc — versions 0.95
Fossies Catdoc — versions 0.95
Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-191 — Integer Underflow

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54028?: CVE-2024-54028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Catdoc, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-54028?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.