Advisory Details

March 4th, 2024

Kofax Power PDF TIF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-24-230
ZDI-CAN-22033

CVE ID CVE-2024-27337
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 TIF 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 stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.17.htm


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-08-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-03-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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