CVE-2018-6640

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: February 28, 2018 at 05:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMathtype

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Mathtype · Wiris

95%

6.9c

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jIKf-EgP4qD-VmNHM1LbWGLbJLOClDim

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-787

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