### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1). ### Workarounds If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3839](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839).
Update pypdf to 6.13.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanpypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing threads/articles in writer affects pypdf (pip). Severity is medium. ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1). ### Workarounds If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3839](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839).
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| pypdfpip | <6.13.1 | 6.13.1 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1). ### Workarounds If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3839](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839).
Update pypdf to 6.13.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanpypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing threads/articles in writer affects pypdf (pip). Severity is medium. ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1). ### Workarounds If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3839](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839).
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| pypdfpip | <6.13.1 | 6.13.1 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
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