UnRTF by GNU Project is vulnerable to out-of-bounds write. If a user opens an RTF file crafted by an attacker, it may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu unrtf
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu unrtf

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Title UnRTF Out‑of‑Bounds Write Causes DoS

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

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Description UnRTF by GNU Project is vulnerable to out-of-bounds write. If a user opens an RTF file crafted by an attacker, it may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2026-10-20T04:34:19.617Z

Updated: 2026-10-20T19:15:55.705Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T06:07:18.552Z

Link: CVE-2026-109831

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-20T05:16:53.707

Modified: 2026-10-20T20:17:14.360

Link: CVE-2026-109831

cve-icon Redhat

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