pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions 3.7.0 through 3.16.4 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 when the pypdf-user manipulates an incoming malicious PDF e.g. by merging it with another PDF or by adding annotations. The issue was fixed in version 3.17.0. As a workaround, apply the patch manually by modifying `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py`.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2023-10-31T15:23:32.852Z
Updated: 2024-09-05T18:54:52.306Z
Reserved: 2023-10-19T20:34:00.948Z
Link: CVE-2023-46250
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T20:37:40.140Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-10-31T16:15:09.930
Modified: 2024-11-21T08:28:10.137
Link: CVE-2023-46250
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