CVE-2026-111126
catdoc through 0.95 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the MULRK record handler of process_item() in src/xlsparse.c that allows attackers to read past the static rec buffer via a crafted end column. Attackers can supply a crafted .xls workbook or BIFF stream with a large endcol to xls2csv to disclose adjacent process memory as CSV cells or crash the process.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-125
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
References
- https://github.com/vbwagner/catdoc
- https://github.com/vbwagner/catdoc/blob/38a2807d22ce1a08bc39b94e9072a9f8f52cd86f/src/xlsparse.c#L314-L328
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/catdoc-xls-mulrk-endcol-and-string-count-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/catdoc-through-0.95-out-of-bounds-read-in-xls2csv-mulrk-record-handler
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/catdoc-xls-mulrk-endcol-and-string-count-oob-read