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Jinshan PdfApplication · Kingsoft

CVE-2018-7546

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-07-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in wpsmain.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 2016 and Jinshan PDF 10.1.0.6621. Remote attackers can exploit this by crafting a malicious PDF file that, when opened by a victim, causes the application to crash or become unresponsive.

MitigationUsers should avoid opening PDF files from untrusted sources. Organizations can implement email filtering and user training to reduce the risk of users opening malicious attachments.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Jinshan PdfApplication
Affected:= 10.1.0.6621
Wps OfficeApplication
Affected:= 2016

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Kingsoft WPS Office 2016 is installed
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'wps.exe --version' from the WPS installation directory if known, to see the installed version of Kingsoft WPS Office
    Affected if The installed version shows exactly 2016
  2. Check if Kingsoft Jinshan PDF 10.1.0.6621 is installed
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or check the application's About/Help section, to identify the installed version of Kingsoft Jinshan PDF
    Affected if The installed version shows exactly 10.1.0.6621
  3. Locate and verify the wpsmain.dll version
    Search for wpsmain.dll in the Kingsoft installation directory (commonly under C:\Program Files\Kingsoft or C:\Program Files (x86)\Kingsoft) and check the file properties to view its version
    Affected if The DLL version corresponds to Kingsoft WPS Office 2016 or Kingsoft Jinshan PDF 10.1.0.6621

You are affected only if you have installed exactly Kingsoft WPS Office 2016 or Kingsoft Jinshan PDF version 10.1.0.6621, and you open a maliciously crafted PDF file.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Users should avoid opening PDF files from untrusted sources. Organizations can implement email filtering and user training to reduce the risk of users opening malicious attachments.

Fix this in Jinshan Pdf Scoped from the published advisory
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