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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-6239

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.14% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 50.73% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

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

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