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Message-ID: <2841dd71-1b58-8ebe-1c2e-3b75597aa241@apache.org>
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:35:27 +0000
From: Arrigo Marchiori <ardovm@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-59268: Apache OpenOffice: Heap out-of-bounds write in WW8
 PLCF reader 

Severity: important 

Affected versions:

- Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16

Description:

An out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 could allow an attacker to craft a Microsoft Word document that would crash the program, or otherwise corrupt other memory areas.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.

Credit:

Yukihiro Nakamura (reporter)

References:

https://openoffice.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59268

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