LibreOffice PPT colour-table buffer overflow <26.2.4
CVE-2026-8356 Published on June 15, 2026
Stack buffer overflow in PPT presentation import
LibreOffice can import presentations in the legacy binary PPT format. A stack buffer overflow existed when importing a colour-replacement record. Two fixed-size colour tables were filled from the file, but the write position was not reset between the two passes over the record, so a file whose combined colour counts exceeded the table size wrote past the end of the tables on the stack. In fixed versions the unused second pass is no longer read into those tables.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8356 is exploitable with local system access. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-8356 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
CVE-2026-8356 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8356
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Affected Versions
The Document Foundation LibreOffice:- Version 26.2 and below < 26.2.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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