Heap buffer overflow in WMF text record import
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
LibreOffice can import WMF graphics, which may be embedded in documents. A heap buffer overflow existed when importing a text record that carries its own character advance widths. The count of advance values and the length of the text were read separately from the file and were not required to agree, so drawing the text walked the advance array by character position and ran past its end when the array was the shorter of the two. In fixed versions an advance array shorter than its text is ignored.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Document Foundation | LibreOffice | 26.2 to before < 26.2.5 | < 26.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- LibreOffice VendorThe Document Foundation Affected 26.2 to before < 26.2.5 Fixed in < 26.2.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) Fixed in < 26.2.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
The Document Foundation LibreOffice < 26.2.5
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
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Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63272
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c374-v965-jr6c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63272 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63272 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c374-v965-jr6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63272 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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