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CVE-2018-7264

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

• Activepdf Toolkit: before 8.1.0.19023 — fixed in 8.1.0.19023

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Activepdf Toolkit 8.1.0.19023. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/74
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44251/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/74
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44251/

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