CVE-2023-46250
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Possible Infinite Loop when PdfWriter(clone_from) is used with a PDF
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pypdf | >=3.7.0,<3.17.0 | 3.17.0 |
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjcc-cq79-p63f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46250
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/2264
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/9b23ac3c9619492570011d551d521690de9a3e2d
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-46250
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