Advisory Details

July 13th, 2023

Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-38081
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 JP2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute 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	2023-02-27 - 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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