CVE-2024-6239

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

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.

Affected

Red Hat · poppler · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 55th percentile

Published

2024-06-21

Updated

2025-11-20

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• Sharkkcode/CVE_2024_6239_slide0★ · 2024-08-30

Security advisories

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6239
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293594

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry