Buffer overflow in Activepdf Toolkit
CVE-2018-7264
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.123 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.123 · newest: 0.123 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44251/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/74 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7264?
- CVE-2018-7264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Activepdf Toolkit, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7264?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.