CVE-2018-7264 in the critical feed json
The Pictview image processing library embedded in the ActivePDF toolkit through 2018.1.0.18321 is prone to multiple out of bounds write and…
published 2018-02-28 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-19000
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.3%
- EPSS 12.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- activepdf activepdf_toolkit 8.1.0.19023
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-44251)
Exploit prediction
12.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44251 ActivePDF Toolkit < 8.1.0.19023 - Multiple Memory Corruptions dos, 2018-03-05
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/74 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/44251/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/74
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-7264
- NVD CVE-2018-7264
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.