cvelist/2023/36xxx/CVE-2023-36807.json

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        "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. "
            }
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')",
                        "cweId": "CWE-835"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
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    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
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                {
                    "vendor_name": "py-pdf",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "pypdf",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_value": "2.10.5"
                                        }
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                                }
                            }
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    "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"
            }
        ]
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    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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    "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"
            }
        ]
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