TI-2023-18967 Aliases CVE-2023-37338 GHSA-57pq-p8f5-pwjm

Out-of-bounds write in Kofax Power PDF

LOW 36CWE-787Published 2024-05-03 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Kofax Power PDF GIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20394.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00301 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Kofax	Power PDF	5.0.0.19	—	No fix listed	CNA

Power PDF VendorKofax Affected 5.0.0.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf::::::windows::*	before 5.0.0.11	Vulnerable	Tungsten Automation

cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Tungsten Automation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37338
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57pq-p8f5-pwjm

References

Advisory 1

ZDI-23-933

TI-2022-08834 Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 incorrectly uses Privileged APIs… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-04623 Remote Code Execution in Saperion Web Client version 7.5.2 83166. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-08835 Printix Secure Cloud Print Management through 1.3.1106.0 creates a temporary temp.ini… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-28218 Stack-based buffer overflow in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-20110 Out-of-bounds write in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-05124 Out-of-bounds write in Kofax Power PDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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