USN-6176-1

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    USN-6176-1

    Published: 19 Jun 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: pypdf2 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that PyPDF2 incorrectly handled certain PDF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to consume system resources, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6176-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24859

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pypdf2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pypdf2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.23+git20141008-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-6176-1 | CVE-DB