Pdfinfo Utility Vulnerable to Denial of Service Attack
CVE-2024-6239

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2024

What is CVE-2024-6239?

A vulnerability in Red Hat's Poppler's Pdfinfo utility can be exploited when the -dests parameter is used with malformed input files. This flaw can lead to crashes of the pdfinfo utility, potentially causing a denial of service. Attackers may leverage this condition to disrupt normal operations of systems utilizing this utility, thereby impacting service availability.

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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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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