CVE-2024-6239: Poppler: pdfinfo: crash in broken documents when using -dests parameter

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

poppler: before 24.06.0 — fixed in 24.06.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: poppler 24.06.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5305
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9167
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6239
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293594
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6239
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293594

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