Use-after-free in Power PDF Standard and Power PDF Advanced - CVE-2023-37355
Published: July 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78516
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37355
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the parsing of JPG files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Power PDF Standard
Power PDF Advanced
Power PDF Advanced
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37355
Install updates from vendor's website.
Power PDF Standard - update to 5.0.0.10
Power PDF Advanced - update to 5.0.0.10.0.23307
Power PDF Advanced - update to 5.0.0.10.0.23307