PT-2023-5453 · Kofax · Kofax Power Pdf Advanced

Mat Powell · Published 2023-07-06 · Updated 2024-05-04 · CVE-2023-42038

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 Kofax Power PDF Advanced (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Kofax Power PDF Advanced software when processing PDF files. This can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files due to the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06083

CVE-2023-42038

ZDI-23-1394

Affected Products

Kofax Power Pdf Advanced

References · 9

• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN-new/VULN.2023-09-11.1.pdf · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42038 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1394 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42038 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06083 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786822824172421542 · Twitter Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023091134 · Note
• https://docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.12.htm · Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.239281 · Note