CVE-2023-36807

Infinite Loop when reading malformed objects in pypdf

Published Jun 30, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pypdf is a pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. In version 2.10.5 an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This infinite loop blocks the current process and can utilize a single core of the CPU by 100%. It does not affect memory usage. That is, for example, the case if the user extracted metadata from such a malformed PDF. Versions prior to 2.10.5 throw an error, but do not hang forever. This issue was fixed with https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1331 which has been included in release 2.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should modify `PyPDF2/generic/_data_structures.py::read_object` to an an error throwing case. See GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m for details.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-1823 pypdf is a pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. In version 2.10.5 an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This infinite loop blocks the current process and can utilize a single core of the CPU by 100%. It does not affect memory usage. That is, for example, the case if the user extracted metadata from such a malformed PDF. Versions prior to 2.10.5 throw an error, but do not hang forever. This issue was fixed with https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1331 which has been included in release 2.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should modify `PyPDF2/generic/_data_structures.py::read_object` to an an error throwing case. See GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m for details.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m PyPDF2 vulnerable to possible Infinite Loop when reading malformed objects
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:py-pdf:pypdf:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2024, 7:51 PM
Reserved
Jun 27, 2023, 3:43 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 30, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 4:06 PM