Integer overflow in SoftMaker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In SoftMaker Software GmbH SoftMaker Office TextMaker 2021 (revision 1014), a specially crafted document can cause the document parser to miscalculate a length used to allocate a buffer, later upon usage of this buffer the application will write outside its bounds resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker can entice the victim to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SoftMaker | SoftMaker Software GmbH SoftMaker Office TextMaker 2021 (revision 1014) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SoftMaker Vendor— Affected SoftMaker Software GmbH SoftMaker Office TextMaker 2021 (revision 1014) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13546
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp35-qr97-xjcm
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-13546 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13546 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp35-qr97-xjcm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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