CVE-2024-12549

Code execution via out-of-bounds JP2 parser read

Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

An out-of-bounds read in Tungsten Automation Power PDF 5.1.0.41 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted JP2 file. The JP2 parser fails to validate user-supplied data before reading beyond the end of an allocated object. Exploitation requires the target to open a malicious file or visit a malicious page, and code runs in the current process context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

An out-of-bounds read in Tungsten Automation Power PDF 5.1.0.41 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted JP2 file. The JP2 parser fails to validate user-supplied data before reading beyond the end of an allocated object. Exploitation requires the target to open a malicious file or visit a malicious page, and code runs in the current process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12549
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Tungsten Automation
Product
Power PDF
Classifications
CWE-125, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.1.0.41

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Tungsten Automation · Power PDFversion=5.1.0.41

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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