CVE-2026-59268: Apache OpenOffice: Heap out-of-bounds write in WW8 PLCF reader

Summary by Cyber Security News3 Nov 2026, 22:46 CET

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Posted by Arrigo Marchiori on Nov 03 Severity: important Affected versions: - Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16 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. Credit: Yukihiro Nakamura (reporter) References:...

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