PT-2023-7033 · Kofax · Kofax Power Pdf Advanced

Mat Powell · Published 2023-10-25 · Updated 2024-05-03 · CVE-2023-44435

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 PowerPDF Advanced (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the parsing of PDF files, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. This requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The vulnerability stems from the lack of validation of an object's existence before performing operations on it, allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

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

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08055

CVE-2023-44435

ZDI-23-1607

Affected Products

Kofax Power Pdf Advanced

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44435 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08055 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1607 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN-new/VULN.2023-11-20.1.pdf · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.245386 · Note
• https://docshield.kofax.com/PowerPDF/en_US/5.0.0-3uoz7ssq2b/print/ReadMe-KofaxPowerPDFAdvanced-5.0.0.15.htm · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786444256821031035 · Twitter Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-22040 · Note