Medium
Antiword through 0.37 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via vGet8LstInfo in prop8.c
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Antiword through 0.37 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in vGet8LstInfo in prop8.c caused by an inverted bounds check on the PlcfLst record count. Attackers can supply a crafted Word 8 .doc file claiming up to 0xffff LSTF records in a tiny buffer, causing reads past the heap allocation that crash the process.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-111677
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 01:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Antiword through 0.37 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via vGet8LstInfo in prop8.c
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 16 Oct 2026, 17:39 UTC
Antiword through 0.37 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in vGet8LstInfo in prop8.c caused by an inverted bounds check on the PlcfLst record count. Attackers can supply a crafted Word 8 .doc file claiming up to 0xffff LSTF records in a tiny buffer, causing reads past the heap allocation that crash the process.
osv:CVE-2026-111677
Complete source record
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"https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/antiword-word8-plcflst-count-and-fkp-run-oob-read",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111677",
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