PT-2023-17187 · Datalogics · Apdfl

Michael Heinzl · Published 2023-06-07 · Updated 2024-02-23 · CVE-2023-1709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Datalogics Library APDFL version 18.0.4PlusP1e and prior

Description The issue is caused by a stack-based buffer overflow due to documents containing corrupted fonts, which could allow an attack that causes an unhandled crash during the rendering process. It is also related to a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted PDF files, potentially allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations For version 18.0.4PlusP1e and prior, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround or mitigation measures are provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Stack Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1709

Affected Products

Apdfl

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1709 · Security Note
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-629917.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-164-01 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51984 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/AndrewWall21/status/1761128446652985681 · Twitter Post
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-103-11 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52352 · Telegram Post