# CVE-2018-6638: A stack-based buffer overflow (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A stack-based buffer overflow (Remote Code Execution) issue was discovered in Design Science MathType 6.9c. This occurs in a function call in which the first argument is a corrupted offset value and the second argument is a stack buffer. This is fixed in 6.9d.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1V-AA1InXBPhgJviabilttkaP4DYay9f6
- http://www.dessci.com/en/dl/

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