Description (CNA)
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for malformed startxref. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for invalid startxref entries. When rebuilding the cross-reference table, PDF files with lots of whitespace characters become problematic. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.0.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| py-pdf / pypdf | affected < 6.6.0 |
CWE
CWE-1333, CWE-400
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4f6g-68pf-7vhv
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3594
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/294165726b646bb7799be1cc787f593f2fdbcf45
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.6.0
ADP enrichment
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