What is CVE-2014-8123?

CVE-2014-8123 is a vulnerability in Antiword Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-12-05.

Is CVE-2014-8123 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Antiword Project

CVE-2014-8123

Buffer overflow in the bGetPPS function in wordole.c in Antiword 0.37 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted document.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Antiword Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/71386 (vdb-entry)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/01/4 (mailing-list, Exploit)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/02/1 (mailing-list, Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8123?: CVE-2014-8123 is a vulnerability in Antiword Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-12-05.
Is CVE-2014-8123 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.