CVE-2023-46250

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  "id": "CVE-2023-46250",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2023-10-31T16:15:09.930",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-02T16:06:04.477",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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 utilize a single core of the CPU by 100%. It does not affect memory usage. That is, for example, the case when the pypdf-user manipulates an incoming malicious PDF e.g. by merging it with another PDF or by adding annotations. The issue was fixed in version 3.17.0. As a workaround, apply the patch manually by modifying `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py`."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "pypdf es una librería de PDF pura de Python gratuita y de código abierto. Un atacante que utilice una vulnerabilidad presente en las versiones 3.7.0 a 3.16.4 puede crear un PDF que genere un bucle infinito. Este bucle infinito bloquea el proceso actual y puede utilizar un solo núcleo de la CPU al 100%. No afecta el uso de la memoria. Ese es, por ejemplo, el caso cuando el usuario de pypdf manipula un PDF malicioso entrante, por ejemplo fusionándolo con otro PDF o agregando anotaciones. El problema se solucionó en la versión 3.17.0. Como workaround, aplique el parche manualmente modificando `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py`."
    }
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