CVE-2024-12547
Published: 11 February 2025
Description
Tungsten Automation Power PDF JPF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Tungsten Automation 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 JPF 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-25560.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-12547 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the JPF file parsing component of Tungsten Automation Power PDF, enabling remote code execution. The issue stems from a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data within JPF files, resulting in a write past the end of an allocated object. This flaw affects installations of Tungsten Automation Power PDF and was disclosed as ZDI-CAN-25560.
Remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability by inducing a target user to visit a malicious web page or open a malicious file, as user interaction is required. No privileges are needed (PR:N), and exploitation occurs over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). Successful attacks allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process, with impacts including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 and maps to CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write).
Details on the vulnerability, including mitigation recommendations, are provided in the Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-24-1681 at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1681/.
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