CVE-2024-27337

HIGH

Kofax Power PDF < 5.0.0.17 - Remote Code Execution via TIF File Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Kofax Power PDF TIF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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 TIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22033.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-230/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 33.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
tungstenautomation/power_pdf < 5.0.0.17
Published Apr 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026