CVE-2018-6217
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0...
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0.5978 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (a) web page, (b) office document, or (c) .rtf file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0.5978 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (a) web page, (b) office document, or (c) .rtf file.
- Record
CVE-2018-6217- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0.5978 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (a) web page, (b) office document, or (c) .rtf file.
- Record
CVE-2018-6217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17978 No score
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0.5978 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (a) web page, (b) office document, or (c) .rtf file.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17978- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gf7-6hqc-m4jp
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0...
The WStr::_alloc_iostr_data() function in kso.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.7106 and 10.2.0.5978 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted (a) web page, (b) office document, or (c) .rtf file.
- Record
GHSA-3gf7-6hqc-m4jp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Kingsoftstore Kingsoft Wps Office, published January 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.