UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · 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
UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04736 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:unrtf_project:unrtf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.21.6 | Vulnerable | Unrtf Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:unrtf_project:unrtf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.21.6 Vulnerable ·Unrtf Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9275
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-745j-qpxw-g265
References
More Unrtf Project Unrtf vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40353 A NULL pointer dereference in the src/path.c component of GNU Unrtf v0.21.10 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-07529 UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-08170 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in unrtf 0.21.9 allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-40352 A stack overflow in the src/main.c component of GNU Unrtf v0.21.10 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2014-9275 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9275 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-745j-qpxw-g265 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9275 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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