Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kofax Power PDF. This affects an unknown function of the component JP2 File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-5513. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Kofax Power PDF (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component JP2 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 JP2 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 JP2 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-22044.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5513 since 05/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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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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