What is CVE-2018-6462?

CVE-2018-6462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tracker-Software Pdf-Xchange Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-6462?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-6462 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Tracker-Software Pdf-Xchange Viewer

CVE-2018-6462

Tracker PDF-XChange Viewer and Viewer AX SDK before 2.5.322.8 mishandle conversion from YCC to RGB colour spaces by calculating on the basis of 1 bpc instead of 8 bpc, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.025 (82.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6462?: CVE-2018-6462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tracker-Software Pdf-Xchange Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-6462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6462 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.