CVE-2026-76181

Heap buffer overflow in dBASE index import

Published Nov 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
LibreOffice includes a dBASE database driver, which reads dBASE tables and their .ndx index files when a folder of dBASE files is used as a data source. A heap buffer overflow existed when an index page was read. The number of entries recorded in a page was not checked against the number of entries the page could hold, which comes from a different field of the index header. A crafted index could also make a page refer back to itself, so that reading it recursed without end. In fixed versions the index header and the entry count of each page are limited to what an index page can hold, and a page that refers back to one of its parent pages is not followed.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared The Document Foundation
The Document Foundation libreoffice
Vendors & Products The Document Foundation
The Document Foundation libreoffice
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}

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Description LibreOffice includes a dBASE database driver, which reads dBASE tables and their .ndx index files when a folder of dBASE files is used as a data source. A heap buffer overflow existed when an index page was read. The number of entries recorded in a page was not checked against the number of entries the page could hold, which comes from a different field of the index header. A crafted index could also make a page refer back to itself, so that reading it recursed without end. In fixed versions the index header and the entry count of each page are limited to what an index page can hold, and a page that refers back to one of its parent pages is not followed.
Title Heap buffer overflow in dBASE index import
Weaknesses CWE-674
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Document Fdn.
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 8:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 10:32 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 5, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 5, 2026, 7:57 PM