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CVE-2024-6239

Poppler: pdfinfo: crash in broken documents when using -dests parameter

Published: Jun 21, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

popplerfreedesktopOSS Libraries
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
МСВСфераООО «НЦПР»
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PopplerСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
freedesktoposs-projectOSS Librariesaka freedesktop.org
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ооо «нцпр»commercialRUOperating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5305
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9167
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6239
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Timeline

Published
Jun 21, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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