Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-51564Kofax Power PDF PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in Power PDF from Kofax. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Kofax Power PDF PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21606.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kofax	Power PDF	5.0.0.57 (5.0.0.10)

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

ZDI-24-002 x_research-advisory