Description
Document Liberation Project libmwaw before 2017-04-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the MsWrd1Parser::readFootnoteCorrespondance function in lib/MsWrd1Parser.cxx.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libmwaw | 0.3.9-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | libmwaw | 0.3.9-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libmwaw | 0.3.9-2 | — |
| Debian 8 | libmwaw | 0.3.1-2+deb8u1 | DSA-3875-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libmwaw | 0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1 | USN-3319-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | libmwaw | 0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-3319-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | boost | 1.54.0-26.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | gnome-documents | 3.20.1-10.6.3 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libepubgen | 0.1.0-6.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libixion | 0.12.1-13.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libmwaw | 0.3.11-7.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | liborcus | 0.12.1-10.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libqxp | 0.0.1-1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libreoffice | 5.3.5.2-43.5.4 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libstaroffice | 0.0.3-4.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libwps | 0.4.7-10.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libzmf | 0.0.1-4.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | myspell-dictionaries | 20170511-16.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1, SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libixion +1 | 0.12.1-12.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libmwaw | 0.3.11-9.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libreoffice | 5.3.3.2-40.5.9 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libstaroffice | 0.0.3-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libzmf | 0.0.1-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | myspell-dictionaries | 20170511-15.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | boost | 1.54.0-26.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 |
Advisories 5
- USN-3319-1 libmwaw vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-3875-1 libmwaw - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:1076-1 Recommended update for LibreOffice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 Security update for libreoffice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 Security update for libreoffice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026