Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value Affecting github.com/richardlehane/msoleps package, versions <1.0.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMRICHARDLEHANEMSOLEPS-15682915
  • published18 Mar 2026
  • disclosed16 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-25780  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/richardlehane/msoleps to version 1.0.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value during the creation and expansion of DOC files. An attacker can exhaust server memory resources by uploading a specially crafted DOC file, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1