CVE-2024-6239 HIGH

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

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 21, 2024
Last update November 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 21, 2024 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated