CVE-2022-24859
MEDIUMPyPDF2 < 1.27.5 - Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in Content Stream Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
PyPDF2 is an open source python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. In versions prior to 1.27.5 an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop if the PyPDF2 if the code attempts to get the content stream. The reason is that the last while-loop in `ContentStream._readInlineImage` only terminates when it finds the `EI` token, but never actually checks if the stream has already ended. This issue has been resolved in version `1.27.5`. Users unable to upgrade should validate and PDFs prior to iterating over their content stream.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00001.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/PyPDF2/issues/329
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/PyPDF2/pull/740
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/PyPDF2/releases/tag/1.27.5
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/PyPDF2/security/advisories/GHSA-xcjx-m2pj-8g79
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00013.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0128
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
pypdf2_project/pypdf2
< 1.27.5
pypi/PyPDF2
0 - 1.27.5PyPI
Published
Apr 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026