What is CVE-2023-46250?

CVE-2023-46250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Py-pdf Pypdf, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-46250?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Py-pdf Pypdf

CVE-2023-46250

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions 3.7.0 through 3.16.4 can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This infinite loop blocks the current process and can u…

EPSS: 0.001 (25.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Py-pdf Pypdf — versions >= 3.7.0, < 3.17.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjcc-cq79-p63f (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/2264 (x_refsource_MISC)
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/9b23ac3c9619492570011d551d521690de9a3e2d (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46250?: CVE-2023-46250 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Py-pdf Pypdf, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-46250?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.