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

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A vulnerability has been found in Kofax Power PDF and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PDF File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-27339. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kofax Power PDF (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component PDF 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 PDF 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 PDF 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-22925.

The weakness was published 03/05/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-27339 since 02/23/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2025).

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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