CVE-2018-6638 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Design Science MathType 6.9c, specifically affecting wiris mathtype. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows unauthenticated remote code execution due to a corrupted offset value in a function call, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While highly severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vulnerability is patched in MathType 6.9d.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.9cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wiris:mathtype:6.9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.