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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3039-1 | pypdf2 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3451-1 | pypdf2 security update |
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 |
GHSA-xcjx-m2pj-8g79 | Manipulated inline images can cause Infinite Loop in PyPDF2 |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6176-1 | PyPDF2 vulnerability |
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Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-22T18:15:17.460Z
Reserved: 2022-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-24859
Updated: 2024-08-03T04:20:50.700Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-04-18T19:15:09.757
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:51:15.173
Link: CVE-2022-24859
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN