CVE-2023-38090 Kofax Power PDF popUpMenu Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious files or visiting malicious pages in Kofax Power PDF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38090?
CVE-2023-38090 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Tungstenautomation Power Pdf, published on 3 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kofax Power PDF popUpMenu Heap-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 implementation of the app.popUpMenu method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20588.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tungstenautomation Power Pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-38090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tungstenautomation Power Pdf
- CVE-2024-12547 Tungsten Automation Power PDF JPF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-12549 Tungsten Automation Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-12551 Tungsten Automation Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5510 Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5511 Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65xw-36hx-4mw8.