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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2023-06-21T18:50:41.700Z",
        "datePublished": "2023-06-27T21:24:30.685Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T16:45:57.117Z"
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            "title": "Infinite Loop when a comment isn't followed by a character in pypdf",
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                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-835",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')",
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                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseScore": 6.2,
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "version": "3.1"
                    }
                }
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8"
                },
                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969"
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            "affected": [
                {
                    "vendor": "py-pdf",
                    "product": "pypdf",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": " pypdf: < 3.90",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "PyPDF2: >= 2.2.0",
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            },
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "pypdf is an open source, pure-python PDF library. In affected versions an attacker may craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop if `__parse_content_stream` is executed. That is, for example, the case if the user extracted text from such a PDF. This issue was introduced in pull request #969 and resolved in pull request #1828. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may modify the line `while peek not in (b\"\\r\", b\"\\n\")` in `pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py` to `while peek not in (b\"\\r\", b\"\\n\", b\"\")`."
                }
            ],
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                "advisory": "GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
            }
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                    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T16:45:57.117Z"
                },
                "title": "CVE Program Container",
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                    {
                        "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8",
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                        "name": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/1828",
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                        "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/969"
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