CVE-2022-24859

Manipulated inline images can cause Infinite Loop in PyPDF2

Published Apr 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3039-1 pypdf2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3451-1 pypdf2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0214 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xcjx-m2pj-8g79 Manipulated inline images can cause Infinite Loop in PyPDF2
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6176-1 PyPDF2 vulnerability
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2025, 6:15 PM
Reserved
Feb 10, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:32 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 18, 2022, 12:00 AM