CVE-2018-3844 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Hyland Perceptive Document Filters 11.4.0.2647, affecting both Windows and Linux versions. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by enticing a user to open a specially crafted DOCX document, leading to direct code execution. This vulnerability is rated 8.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.4.0.2647CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hyland:perceptive_document_filters:11.4.0.2647:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.