CVE-2018-7264 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 12.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Pictview image processing library embedded in the ActivePDF toolkit through 2018.1.0.18321 is prone to multiple out of bounds write and sign errors, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable applications using the ActivePDF Toolkit to process untrusted images.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.32% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| activepdf | activepdf toolkit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ActivePDF Toolkit < 8.1.0.19023 - Multiple Memory Corruptions | 2018-03-05 |
References
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