CVE-2018-6639

Public Exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds write (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c. A size used by memmove is read from the input file. This is fixed in 6.9d.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.24% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory dessci.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/open?id=175_n6KhbOUlu9l0ySw-8QYk0oQbAaoZV third party advisory exploit
http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/ product vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6639?
CVE-2018-6639 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6639?
To fix CVE-2018-6639, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6639 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6639 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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