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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-19208 is a crash-level flaw in libwpd 0.10.2. A NULL pointer dereference in WordPerfect table handling can cause denial of service. The provided sources do not show data theft, code execution, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a resilience issue, not a confirmed breach risk. Prioritize remediation where libwpd processes external documents or supports business-critical document workflows.
Technical view
The issue is a NULL pointer dereference in WP6ContentListener::defineTable in WP6ContentListener.cpp, related to WPXTable.h. The described impact is denial of service in libwpd 0.10.2. No CVSS score, CWE, or detailed affected product list is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where libwpd 0.10.2 is present and used to parse WordPerfect content, especially in document conversion, indexing, or office-file processing workflows. The supplied affected-product metadata is incomplete.
Exploitation context
The CVE record describes denial of service but does not provide exploit details. It is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source here supports active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, detailed affected-product list, or proof of active exploitation. Analysis should stay tied to libwpd 0.10.2 and denial of service unless vendor advisories add scope.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems and applications that include libwpd, focusing on version 0.10.2.
- Review RHSA-2019:2126 and applicable vendor advisories for supported updates.
- Patch or upgrade libwpd through normal vendor package channels where applicable.
- Limit processing of untrusted WordPerfect files until remediated.
- Monitor document-processing services for repeated crashes or abnormal failures.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed libwpd versions on servers, desktops, and document-processing containers.
- Check whether exposed workflows accept WordPerfect files from untrusted users.
- Verify applicable vendor updates have been installed successfully.
- Review logs for crashes in services using libwpd.
- Document compensating controls if updates are unavailable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643752CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- RHSA-2019:2126CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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