CVE-2023-37342 HIGH

CVE-2023-37342: Kofax Power PDF PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Kofax
Product Power PDF
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 3, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Kofax Power PDF PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kofax Power PDF. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20439.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated