CVE-2018-6641

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6641
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-28 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-05-27 19:58:00 UTC
DescriptionAn Arbitrary Free (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c. Crafted input can overwrite a structure, leading to a function call with an invalid parameter, and a subsequent free of important data such as a function pointer or list pointer. This is fixed in 6.9d.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dessci Mathtype 6.9c All All All
Application Dessci Mathtype 6.9c All All All
Application Wiris Mathtype 6.9c All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bug15.docx - Google Drive MISC drive.google.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Download MathType - WIRIS Store MISC www.dessci.com Product, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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