---
id: "CVE-2026-59267"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-59267"]
title: "OpenOffice Draw: crafted DXF file overflows heap memory, enabling crashes"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop", "document-handling", "openoffice", "package"]
not_affected_if: ["no-dxf-import", "openoffice-4.1.17-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-04T12:17:06+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-04T12:26:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-04T12:27:42+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59267", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-04T12:26:52+00:00"}]
---

# OpenOffice Draw: crafted DXF file overflows heap memory, enabling crashes

A specially crafted DXF drawing file causes a heap buffer overflow in the Draw component of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 and earlier. The overflow can crash the program or corrupt memory.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed OpenOffice version via Help > About in the application, or run `soffice --version`.
- Treat any version at or below `4.1.16` as affected.

## Fix

- Apache OpenOffice: upgrade to `4.1.17`.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-04T12:26:52+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59267

## From the sources

A crafted DXF document causes a heap buffer overflow in Draw in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 and earlier. This could cause a crash or otherwise a corruption of memory areas.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.

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