CVE-2026-91752

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10

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CVE-2026-91752 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. GNU libextractor before 1.15 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the process_star_office function that sizes a variable-length stack array from attacker-controlled OLE2 stream data. Attackers can craft malicious StarOffice documents that allocate up to 4 MB on the stack, causing stack overflow and crashing any application extracting metadata from the document..

Description

GNU libextractor before 1.15 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the process_star_office function that sizes a variable-length stack array from attacker-controlled OLE2 stream data. Attackers can craft malicious StarOffice documents that allocate up to 4 MB on the stack, causing stack overflow and crashing any application extracting metadata from the document.

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Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
GNUlibextractor< 1.15

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Timeline

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Status
Received

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-91752?
GNU libextractor before 1.15 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the process_star_office function that sizes a variable-length stack array from attacker-controlled OLE2 stream data. Attackers can craft malicious StarOffice documents that allocate up to 4 MB on the stack, causing stack overflow and crashing any application extracting metadata from the document.
How severe is CVE-2026-91752?
CVE-2026-91752 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-91752?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST