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An exploitable uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the Word document parser of the the Atlantis Word Processor

Published Oct 31, 2019

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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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner talos
Published Oct 31, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2018
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a