CVE-2003-0193: Catdoc

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

msxlsview.sh in xlsview for catdoc 0.91 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names ("word$$.html").

Affected products

• Catdoc Catdoc: up to and including 0.91

Published 2004-08-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.