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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:35163
HistoryApr 19, 2022 - 11:06 a.m.

Denial Of Service (DoS)

2022-04-1911:06:10
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
5
pypdf2
denial of service
vulnerability
pdf file
infinite loop
_readinlineimage
crash
system

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

39.9%

pypdf2 is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. The vulnerability exists due to an infinite loop in the _readInlineImage' function in the pdf.py` which allows a malicious attacker to crash the system by sending a pdf file.