CVE-2018-4040
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CVE-2018-4040 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the rich text format parser of Atlantis Word Processor, version 3.2.7.2. A specially crafted document can cause certain RTF tokens to dereference a pointer that has been uninitialized and then write to it. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the rich text format parser of Atlantis Word Processor, version 3.2.7.2. A specially crafted document can cause certain RTF tokens to dereference a pointer that has been uninitialized and then write to it. An attacker must convince a victim to open a specially crafted document in order to trigger this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantiswordprocessor | Atlantis Word Processor | 3.2.7.2 |
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0713Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0713Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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