CVE-2024-12549
Published: 11 February 2025
Description
Tungsten Automation Power PDF JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 JP2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read 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-25565.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-12549 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the JP2 file parsing component of Tungsten Automation Power PDF. The flaw stems from a lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a read past the end of an allocated object. This issue affects installations of Tungsten Automation Power PDF and can enable remote code execution.
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 has low complexity (AC:L) with local attack vector (AV:L). Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 and is categorized under CWE-125.
The Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-24-1679 (ZDI-CAN-25565) details the vulnerability at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1679/.
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