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high 7.5

CVE-2024-6239 json

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

published 2024-06-21 2 y ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2024-48002 , JLSEC-2026-84

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia Poppler_jll 24.6.0+0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler Debian 12 22.12.0-2+deb12u3
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13 24.08.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6239

  • poppler Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5
  • poppler Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6239

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  • poppler RHEL 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-qt5 RHEL 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-glib RHEL 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-utils RHEL 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler RHEL 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • poppler-qt5 RHEL 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:9167RHSA-2024:5305

  • poppler SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 0.79.0-150200.3.32.1
  • poppler SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5 22.01.0-150400.3.22.1
  • poppler SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 23.01.0-150500.3.11.1
  • poppler-qt5 SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 23.01.0-150500.3.11.1
  • poppler-qt6 openSUSE Leap 15.5 23.01.0-150500.3.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:2334-1SUSE-SU-2024:2333-1SUSE-SU-2024:2332-1

  • poppler openSUSE Tumbleweed 24.07.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14093-1

  • poppler AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-cpp AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-qt5 AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-glib AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler-utils AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-21.el9
  • poppler AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • poppler-cpp AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • poppler-qt5 AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:9167ALSA-2024:5305

  • poppler Rocky Linux 8 20.11.0-12.el8_10
  • poppler Rocky Linux 9 21.01.0-21.el9

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:5305RLSA-2024:9167

  • poppler Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 24.02.0-r2
  • poppler-qt Alpine 3.24 25.01.0-r0
  • poppler-qt5 Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 25.01.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-6239

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-6239 updated cvss 7.5

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

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-qt4, poppler-glib, poppler-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-cpp, poppler-glib, poppler-demos, poppler-utils, +4 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 poppler, poppler-cpp, poppler-qt5, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 poppler, poppler-cpp, poppler-qt5, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    affected: no fix available, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) poppler-devel 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-glib-doc 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-cpp-devel 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-debuginfo 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-qt5-devel 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-glib-devel 21.01.0-21.el9, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9167
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) poppler 20.11.0-12.el8_10, poppler-qt5 20.11.0-12.el8_10, poppler-glib 20.11.0-12.el8_10, poppler-utils 20.11.0-12.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5305
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) poppler 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-cpp 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-qt5 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-glib 21.01.0-21.el9, poppler-utils 21.01.0-21.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9167
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) poppler-cpp 20.11.0-12.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5305
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 poppler
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia Poppler_jll
<24.6.0+0
24.6.0+0

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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