SB2023081411 - Ubuntu update for pypdf2
Published: August 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023081411
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Inefficient algorithmic complexity (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36810)
CWE-ID: CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to inefficient algorithmic complexity when parsing PDF files, which can lean to an unexpected long runtime. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application and consume all available CPU resources.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.