CVE-2026-59268

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-11-04 11:17:16.703000

Last modified

2026-11-04 11:17:16.703000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-59268",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:17:16.703",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-04T11:17:16.703",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache OpenOffice",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:software-id/apache.org/openoffice",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.1.16",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-787"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/xw6x0y35f3qlk4pqsc1pf0sv7481yvlk",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}