Corel PDF Fusion 1.11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Corel PDF Fusion 1.11. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-0742. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Corel PDF Fusion 1.11. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Corel PDF Fusion 1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long ZIP directory entry name in an XPS file.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2013 by Kaveh Ghaemmaghami (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0742 since 01/02/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121349 (Corel PDF Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12152.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85462), Exploit-DB (26805), SecurityFocus (BID 61160†), OSVDB (94933†) and Secunia (SA52707†). See VDB-65194 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Metasploit
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OpenVAS ID: 802613
OpenVAS Name: Corel PDF Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (Win)
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01/02/2013 🔍
07/08/2013 +187 days 🔍
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07/13/2013 +5 days 🔍
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08/27/2013 +45 days 🔍
10/03/2013 +37 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +537 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Kaveh Ghaemmaghami
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-0742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65193
X-Force: 85462
SecurityFocus: 61160 - Corel PDF Fusion CVE-2013-0742 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 52707
OSVDB: 94933
Vulnerability Center: 41223 - Corel PDF Fusion 1.11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Insecure Loading of the wintab32.dll File, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 06/02/2025 12:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/09/2017 10:33 (12), 06/02/2025 12:34 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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