CVE-2018-6641 is a critical arbitrary free vulnerability affecting Design Science MathType 6.9c, which can lead to remote code execution. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious input to overwrite a structure, causing a function call with an invalid parameter and subsequent freeing of critical data. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers. The issue is resolved 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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