Advisory Details

January 4th, 2024

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

ZDI-24-005
ZDI-CAN-21990

CVE ID CVE-2023-51568
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 OXPS 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

docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.16.htm


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-08-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-01-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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