Out-of-bounds read in Power PDF Standard and Power PDF Advanced - CVE-2023-38086
Published: July 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78529
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-2023-38086
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the parsing of PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Power PDF Standard
Power PDF Advanced
Power PDF Advanced
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38086
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