CVE-2018-6462
Tracker PDF-XChange Viewer and Viewer AX SDK before 2.5.322.8 mishandle conversion from YCC to...
CVE-2018-6462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Tracker-software Pdf-xchange Viewer, published January 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-6462- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-6462- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18219 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18219- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j7pr-8g3c-9m5r
Tracker PDF-XChange Viewer and Viewer AX SDK before 2.5.322.8 mishandle conversion from YCC to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j7pr-8g3c-9m5r- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |