Advisory Details

November 14th, 2023

Kofax Power PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-44436
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Kofax
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Power PDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Kofax Power PDF Advanced 5.0.0 Fix Pack 15 https://docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.15.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-08-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-11-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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