← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-6462 · published 31 January 2018

CVE-2018-6462: Tracker-software pdf-xchange viewer out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Tracker Software · Pdf Xchange Viewer

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.5% · top 16.2% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
2.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/07/usd20180019.txt
https://www.tracker-software.com/company/news_press_events/view/179 PatchVendor Advisory
https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/07/usd20180019.txt
https://www.tracker-software.com/company/news_press_events/view/179 PatchVendor Advisory

Track CVE-2018-6462 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.3CVE-2013-0729Tracker-software pdf-xchange viewer memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityHeap-based buffer overflow in Tracker Software PDF-XChange before 2.5.208 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Define Huff…EPSS 6.3%7.8CVE-2017-13056Tracker-software pdf-xchange viewer improper input validation vulnerabilityThe launchURL function in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5 (Build 314.0) might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.EPSS 5.6%6.9CVE-2010-5245Tracker-software pdf-xchange viewer vulnerabilityUntrusted search path vulnerability in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 Build 54.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file i…EPSS 0.40%5.3CVE-2018-18689Avanquest expert pdf ultimate improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerabilityThe Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information regarding the concrete procedure of how to validate signatures. Con…EPSS 3.7%8.8CVE-2026-53266Linux kernel ebtables SNAT out-of-bounds write in ARP rewriteThe ebtables SNAT target rewrites the ARP sender hardware address via skb_store_bits() without first making that range writable. When the ARP SHA byt…KEVEPSS 0.65%analysed8.8CVE-2026-87491Google Chrome V8 out-of-bounds write enables sandbox code executionChrome before 153.0.8010.36 contains an out-of-bounds write in the V8 JavaScript engine. A crafted HTML page can trigger the memory corruption, and b…KEVEPSS 3.1%analysed9.8CVE-2025-25249Fortinet FortiOS and FortiSwitchManager heap buffer overflow via crafted packetsA heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122/CWE-787) in Fortinet FortiOS 6.4 through 7.6.3 and FortiSwitchManager 7.0 through 7.2.6 lets an unauthenticated…KEVEPSS 3.9%analysed7.8CVE-2026-53362Linux kernel IPv6 UDP paged allocation out-of-bounds write__ip6_append_data() in the Linux kernel mis-accounts fraggap on the paged-allocation path, leaving the linear skb area undersized while pagedlen is o…KEVEPSS 0.71%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-6462), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.