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    CVE-2018-4040

    An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the rich text format parser of Atlantis Word Processor, version 3.2.7.2. A specially crafted document can cause certain RTF tokens to dereference a pointer that has been uninitialized and then write to it. An attacker must convince a victim to open a specially crafted document in order to trigger this vulnerability.

    Published:Dec 1, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 1, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00243
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Atlantiswordprocessor
    Product
    Atlantis Word Processor

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0713https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0713

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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