Pdfinfo Utility Vulnerable to Denial of Service Attack

CVE-2024-6239
7.5HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2024

Summary

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 V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Risk change from: null to: 6.5 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Reported to Red Hat.

Collectors

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