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CVE-2019-5041

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

An exploitable Stack Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in the EnumMetaInfo function of Aspose Aspose.Words library, version 18.11.0.0. A specially crafted doc file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Aspose.Words: 18.11.0.0

References

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0805
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0805

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