Medium severity · published Jun 27, 2023
CVE-2023-36464
pypdf is an open source, pure-python PDF library
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
pypdf is an open source, pure-python PDF library. In affected versions an attacker may craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop if `__parse_content_stream` is executed. That is, for example, the case if the user extracted text from such a PDF. This issue was introduced in pull request #969 and resolved in pull request #1828. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may modify the line `while peek not in (b"\r", b"\n")` in `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py` to `while peek not in (b"\r", b"\n", b"")`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PY
Pypdf · Pypdf Project
before 3.9.0 · source: NVD
PY
Pypdf2 · Pypdf2 Project
2.2.0 and later · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36464
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36464
Patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969
Exploit
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8
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