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TI-2014-06738 Aliases CVE-2014-8123GHSA-xq2f-wc3r-4q96

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote…

Priority LOW 29CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03569 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:antiword_project:antiword:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.37VulnerableAntiword Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:antiword_project:antiword:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.37 Vulnerable ·Antiword Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8123
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq2f-wc3r-4q96

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-75463 Heap out-of-bounds read in Antiword lets crafted .doc files crash it CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-75464 Stack out-of-bounds read in Antiword .doc FKP parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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