ubuntu-cve-2023-36464
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-06-27 22:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details

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"").

Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
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          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pypdf",
            "binary_version": "4.0.2-1"
          }
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        "name": "pypdf",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pypdf@4.0.2-1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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        "4.0.0-1",
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        "4.0.2-1"
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      },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "5.4.0-1"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pypdf",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "pypdf",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pypdf@6.9.2-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
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        }
      ],
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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\"\")`.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36464",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:45Z",
  "published": "2023-06-27T22:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-36464"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36464"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-36464"
  ]
}



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