CVE-2024-5305

K

ofax Power PDF PDF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22921.

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

06 Aug 2025, 19:47

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:kofax_power_pdf:5.0.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:power_pdf:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
First Time Tungstenautomation power Pdf

21 Nov 2024, 09:47

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References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

23 Aug 2024, 15:05

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References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-550/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
First Time Tungstenautomation
Tungstenautomation kofax Power Pdf
CWE CWE-120
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tungstenautomation:kofax_power_pdf:5.0.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

07 Jun 2024, 14:56

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-06-06 19:16

Updated : 2025-08-06 19:47


NVD link : CVE-2024-5305

Mitre link : CVE-2024-5305

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-5305


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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')