Is CVE-2023-36807 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-36807 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-36807?

CVE-2023-36807 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-36807?

CVE-2023-36807 has an EPSS score of 0.57% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36807?

Upgrade pypdf2 on debian 12 to 2.10.7-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-36807

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

pypdf is a pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. In version 2.10.5 an attacker who uses this vulnerability 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 if the user extracted metadata from such a malformed PDF. Versions prior to 2.10.5 throw an error, but do not hang forever. This issue was fixed with https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1331 which has been included in release 2.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should modify `PyPDF2/generic/_data_structures.py::read_object` to an an error throwing case. See GHSA-hm9v-vj3r-r55m for details.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

pypdf2Debian

Fixed in:2.10.7-1CVE-2023-36807

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.