High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-3978
CVE-2018-3978
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Word Document parser of the Atlantis Word Processor 3.0.2.3, 3.0.2.5. A specially crafted document can cause Atlantis to write a value outside the bounds of a heap allocation, resulting in a buffer overflow. An attacker must convince a victim to open a document in order to trigger this vulnerability.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=3.0.2.5
- The Atlantis Word Processor Team/Atlantis Word Processorv5Range: 3.0.2.3, 3.0.2.5
Patches
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References
1- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0646nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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