Buffer overflow in Wiris Mathtype
CVE-2018-6638
A stack-based buffer overflow (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c. This occurs in a function call in which the first argument is a corrupted offset value and the second argument is a stack buffer. This is fixed in 6.9d.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wiris Mathtype — versions 6.9c
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6638?
- CVE-2018-6638 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wiris Mathtype, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6638?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.