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CVE-2024-6239

Publication date 21 June 2024

Last updated 18 September 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Why is this CVE low priority?

Only a crash in the command line pdfinfo tool

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
poppler 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package Patch details
poppler

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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