CVE-2026-111677

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAntiword
PublishedOct 16, 2026
First seenOct 16, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
antiword_project antiwordv ≤ 0.37—

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