{ "data_version": "4.0", "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2023-36807", "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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. " } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')", "cweId": "CWE-835" } ] } ] }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "py-pdf", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "pypdf", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_affected": "=", "version_value": "2.10.5" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m" }, { "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/1329", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/1329" }, { "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1331", "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1331" } ] }, "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" }, "impact": { "cvss": [ { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 6.2, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1" } ] } }