CVE-2018-7546 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WPS Office and Jinshan PDF by tricking users into opening a crafted PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7546?
CVE-2018-7546 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
wpsmain.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 2016 and Jinshan PDF 10.1.0.6621 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7546?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kingsoft Jinshan Pdf, Kingsoft Wps Office.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-7546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jfg-xw6f-7m6q.