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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-6239): poppler vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-6239): poppler vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/21/2024
Created
07/26/2024
Added
07/25/2024
Modified
07/25/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpoppler118
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libpoppler134
  • ubuntu-upgrade-poppler-utils

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