CVE-2023-36464
MEDIUMpypdf < 3.9.0 - Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in Content Stream Parser
Title source: llmDescription
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"")`.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.5%
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 (4)
pypdf2_project/pypdf2
2.2.0
pypdf_project/pypdf
< 3.9.0
pypi/pypdf
3.1.0 - 3.9.0PyPI
pypi/PyPDF2
2.2.0PyPI
Published
Jun 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026