ZdiVULNRICHMENT:CVE-2023-42037CVE-2023-42037 Kofax Power PDF PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
48.5%
SSVC
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Kofax Power PDF PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21583.
ADP Affected
[
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:kofax:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"vendor": "kofax",
"product": "power_pdf",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.0.0.12",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
48.5%
SSVC
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total