CVE-2023-36464 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-36464 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/06/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/12/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: py-pdf | Product: pypdf
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-36464 Description

pypdf is an open source, pure-python PDF library. In affected versions an attacker may craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop if `__parse_content_stream` is executed. That is, for example, the case if the user extracted text from such a PDF. This issue was introduced in pull request #969 and resolved in pull request #1828. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may modify the line `while peek not in (b"\r", b"\n")` in `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py` to `while peek not in (b"\r", b"\n", b"")`.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.2 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-835
CWE Name: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ( Infinite Loop )
Source: py-pdf

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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