Advisory Details

July 13th, 2023

Kofax Power PDF JPG File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-37355
CVSS SCORE	3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Kofax
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Power PDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 JPG 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fixed in Power PDF 5.0 Standard & Advanced in v5.0.0.10.0.23307. https://docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDF-5.0.0.10_EN.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-02-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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