CVE-2014-8123

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2014-8123 · Published 05/12/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-8123 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting antiword (antiword project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.6%, higher than 89.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
antiword antiword_project	`≤ 0.37`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/01/4 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/02/1 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/71386

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