CVE-2018-3983

Published Oct 31, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the Word document parser of the the Atlantis Word Processor. A specially crafted document can cause an array fetch to return an uninitialized pointer and then performs some arithmetic before writing a value to the result. Usage of this uninitialized pointer can allow an attacker to corrupt heap memory resulting in code execution under the context of the application. An attacker must convince a victim to open a document in order to trigger this vulnerability.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-15769 An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the Word document parser of the the Atlantis Word Processor. A specially crafted document can cause an array fetch to return an uninitialized pointer and then performs some arithmetic before writing a value to the result. Usage of this uninitialized pointer can allow an attacker to corrupt heap memory resulting in code execution under the context of the application. An attacker must convince a victim to open a document in order to trigger this vulnerability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
talos
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:57 AM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 31, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM