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Poppler: pdfinfo: crash in broken documents when using -dests parameter
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-6239
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 17:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Poppler: pdfinfo: crash in broken documents when using -dests parameter
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 21 Jun 2024, 13:28 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2024-6239
Complete source record
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