Kofax Power PDF PNG File Parsing 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 parsing of PNG 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 heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20439.
History

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tungstenautomation
Tungstenautomation power Pdf
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Tungstenautomation
Tungstenautomation power Pdf

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:58:31.082Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:09:34.124Z

Reserved: 2023-06-30T17:27:13.601Z

Link: CVE-2023-37342

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:09:34.124Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:45.773

Modified: 2025-08-07T17:11:00.833

Link: CVE-2023-37342

cve-icon Redhat

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