Tungsten Automation Power JP2 File Parser out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tungsten Automation Power. Affected is an unknown function of the component JP2 File Parser. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-12549. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Tungsten Automation Power (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component JP2 File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tungsten Automation Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Tungsten Automation 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 read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25565.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12549 since 12/11/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Automation Software

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• Tungsten

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• Automation Power

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