CVE-2018-6462
PDF-XChange Viewer and Viewer AX SDK RGB Color Space Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 31, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6462 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6462
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6462.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/07/usd20180019.txt | |
| https://www.tracker-software.com/company/news_press_events/view/179 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6462 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6462 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-19 CWE-787 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/07/usd20180019.txt [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.tracker-software.com/company/news_press_events/view/179 No Types Assigned https://www.tracker-software.com/company/news_press_events/view/179 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-19 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.322.8 *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:viewer_ax_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.322.8
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6462 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6462
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.04%
score
0.69865
percentile