Doc2Txt
CVE-2018-17043
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
An issue has been found in doc2txt through 2014-03-19. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function Storage::init in Storage.cpp, called from parse_doc in parse_doc.cpp.
AnalysisAI
An issue has been found in doc2txt through 2014-03-19. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An issue has been found in doc2txt through 2014-03-19. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function Storage::init in Storage.cpp, called from parse_doc in parse_doc.cpp. Affected products include: Doc2Txt Project Doc2Txt. Version information: through 2014.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
View allSame technique Memory Corruption
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External POC / Exploit Code
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