#530461 xls2csv blob of mess in middle

Package:
catdoc
Source:
catdoc
Description:
text extractor for MS-Office files
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Date:
2025-04-29 00:54:01 UTC
Severity:
minor
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#530461#5
Date:
2009-05-25 00:48:46 UTC
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running xls2csv on
http://www.npa.gov.tw/NPAGip/wSite/public/Attachment/f1196662155545.xls
produces a big blob of mess in the middle, whereas ssconvert works fine.
#530461#10
Date:
2015-12-23 20:38:45 UTC
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Sadly, that file seems to be gone for good. If you still have it around,
please send it over to see if this problem is still present.

Thanks
#530461#17
Date:
2025-04-29 00:51:20 UTC
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On Mon, 25 May 2009 08:48:46 +0800 jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
 > running xls2csv on
 > http://www.npa.gov.tw/NPAGip/wSite/public/Attachment/f1196662155545.xls
 > produces a big blob of mess in the middle, whereas ssconvert works fine.

This sounds like a duplicate of Debian bug #878330 "invalid heap memory
read and garbage output when parsing XLS files with international
characters".