wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.
History

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

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First Time appeared Wvware
Wvware wv
Vendors & Products Wvware
Wvware wv

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Description wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.
Title wvWare wv through 1.2.9 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via wvGetSTSH
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-18T12:19:47.212Z

Updated: 2026-10-19T16:37:58.644Z

Reserved: 2026-10-18T11:54:42.805Z

Link: CVE-2026-112056

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T15:35:46.499Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-18T13:16:37.890

Modified: 2026-10-19T21:14:14.150

Link: CVE-2026-112056

cve-icon Redhat

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