Tungsten Automation Power PDF prior 5.1 PSD File Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Tungsten Automation Power PDF. This affects an unknown part of the component PSD File Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-9742. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tungsten Automation Power PDF. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component PSD File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9742 since 10/09/2024. 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.

Upgrading to version 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Power PDF 5.1

Timelineinfo

10/09/2024 🔍
10/12/2024 +3 days 🔍
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03/06/2025 +145 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-24-1342
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280205

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2024 10:17
Updated: 03/06/2025 13:07
Changes: 10/12/2024 10:17 (54), 03/06/2025 13:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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