Kofax Power PDF U3D File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kofax Power PDF. The affected element is an unknown function of the component U3D File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-51597. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Kofax Power PDF (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component U3D File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kofax Power PDF U3D File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 U3D files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-21755.

The weakness was disclosed 12/22/2023 as ZDI-23-1906. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-51597 since 12/20/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Kofax

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• Power PDF

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• commercial

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