CVE-2018-6640

Public Exploit

Description

A Heap Overflow (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c. Crafted input can modify the next pointer of a linked list. This is fixed in 6.9d.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.94% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory dessci.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jIKf-EgP4qD-VmNHM1LbWGLbJLOClDim third party advisory exploit
http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/ product vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6640?
CVE-2018-6640 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6640?
To fix CVE-2018-6640, 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-2018-6640 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6640 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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