CVE-2024-6239

HIGH

Poppler - Denial of Service via Pdfinfo -dests Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the Poppler's Pdfinfo utility. This issue occurs when using -dests parameter with pdfinfo utility. By using certain malformed input files, an attacker could cause the utility to crash, leading to a denial of service.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5305
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9167
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6239
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293594

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 31.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (4)
freedesktop/poppler < 24.06.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
Published Jun 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026