CVE-2024-6239 Affecting poppler-glib-devel package, versions <0:21.01.0-21.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-POPPLERGLIBDEVEL-8383531
  • published18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed12 Nov 2024

Introduced: 12 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-6239  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 poppler-glib-devel to version 0:21.01.0-21.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9167.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler-glib-devel package and not the poppler-glib-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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