CVE-2018-6461

HIGH 7.8CVE-2018-6461 · Published 05/02/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-6461 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting wincvs (march-hare).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.3% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.8.01 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wincvs march-hare	`≥ 1.0, < 2.8.01`	`2.8.01`

Description

March Hare WINCVS before 2.8.01 build 6610, and CVS Suite before 2009R2 build 6610, contains an Insecure Library Loading vulnerability in the wincvs2.exe or wincvs.exe file, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python or TCL DLL file in the current working directory.

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVS-SUITE-2009R2-INSECURE-LIBRARY-LOADING-CVE-2018-6461.txt · Exploit
march-hare.com/cvspro/vulnwincvs.htm · Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/146267/WINCVS-2009R2-DLL-Hijacking.html · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/24 · Exploit

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