CVE catalog

CVE-2014-8123

antiword: CVE-2014-8123

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 1, 2014, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.57% · Oct 27, 2026

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	antiword	sid	`0.37-18`	fixed
Debian	antiword	forky	`0.37-18`	fixed
Debian	antiword	trixie	`0.37-17`	fixed
Debian	antiword	bookworm	`0.37-16`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	antiword	source	sid	`0.37-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[771768]
Debian	antiword	source	forky	`0.37-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[771768]
Debian	antiword	source	trixie	`0.37-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[771768]
Debian	antiword	source	bookworm	`0.37-5`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[771768]

[Debian bug #771768]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[antiword]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.37-16 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.37-5
  dsa · antiword · debian · bookworm; dsa · antiword · debian · 12
- 0.37-16 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.37-5
  dsa · antiword · debian · bookworm; dsa · antiword · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[antiword]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.37-17 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.37-5
  dsa · antiword · debian · 13
- 0.37-17 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.37-5
  dsa · antiword · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:11:52 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]