Out-of-bounds write in Atlantis Word Processor - CVE-2018-3975
Published: October 1, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36589
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3975
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Atlantis Security
Affected software:
Atlantis Word Processor
Atlantis Word Processor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An exploitable uninitialized variable vulnerability exists in the RTF-parsing functionality of Atlantis Word Processor 3.2.6 version. A specially crafted RTF file can leverage an uninitialized stack address, resulting in an out-of-bounds write, which in turn could lead to code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3975
Install update from vendor's website.