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SCA: security update for pypdf (GHSA-wjcc-cq79-p63f)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419965
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- 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`. (CVE-2023-46250)
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 419965
Version: Revision 1.6
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.51
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Medium
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-46250
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-46250
cwe: CWE-835