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Kofax Power PDF GIF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 3, 2024

Description

Kofax Power PDF GIF 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 GIF 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-20373.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner zdi
Published May 3, 2024
Updated Aug 2, 2024
Reserved Jun 30, 2023
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 6, 2024
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a