Out-of-Bounds Affecting antiword package, versions <0.37-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.57% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-ANTIWORD-18912346
  • published18 Aug 2026
  • disclosed5 Dec 2014

Introduced: 5 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8123  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest antiword to version 0.37-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream antiword package and not the antiword package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1