Use After Free in Kofax Power Pdf
CVE-2023-51612
Kofax Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 JP2 files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21837.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kofax Power Pdf — versions 5.0.0.57 (5.0.0.10.0.23307)
- Tungstenautomation Power Pdf
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1913/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51612?
- CVE-2023-51612 is a low-severity vulnerability in Kofax Power Pdf, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51612?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-51612 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.