CVE-2026-91752

GNU libextractor before 1.15 Stack Overflow via OLE2

Published Sep 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title GNU libextractor before 1.15 Stack Overflow via OLE2
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu libextractor
Weaknesses CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu libextractor
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:22 PM
Reserved
Sep 14, 2026, 11:08 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 15, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 9:04 PM