How many CVEs have patched _clone?

1 published CVEs changed _clone in py-pdf/pypdf, in 2 distinct patches totalling 17 changed lines, between 2023 and 2023.

What is the latest CVE that changed _clone?

CVE-2023-46250 (Possible Infinite Loop when PdfWriter(clone_from) is used with a PDF), published 2023-10-31, changed lines 208 to 1098 of pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py.

How does _clone compare to the rest of py-pdf/pypdf?

py-pdf/pypdf has 52 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed _clone.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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_clone in py-pdf/pypdf: Patched by 1 CVEs

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_clone

Name: _clone in py-pdf/pypdf: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py

Last patched October 31, 2023

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Overview

_clone in py-pdf/pypdf was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2023, in 2 distinct patches that added or removed 17 lines in total.

py-pdf/pypdf has 52 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 2% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed _clone, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

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Possible Infinite Loop when PdfWriter(clone_from) is used with a PDF
CVE-2023-46250 · lines 208–1098 · +14 −3 in 7 hunks
Medium · CVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.2%2023-10-31

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1_read_inline_imagepypdf/generic/_data_structures.py2 CVEs · 4 patches2026
2read_from_streampypdf/generic/_data_structures.py2 CVEs · 3 patches2026
3insert_childpypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 2 patches2026
4__parse_content_streampypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 2 patches2023
5childrenpypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 2 patches2026
6clonepypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 2 patches2023
7__init__pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
8set_datapypdf/generic/_data_structures.py1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

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Functions in py-pdf/pypdf changed by the most CVE fixes.

decode5 CVEs · pypdf/filters.py _decompress_with_limit4 CVEs · pypdf/filters.py decompress3 CVEs · pypdf/filters.py _get_outline3 CVEs · pypdf/_doc_common.py _flatten3 CVEs · pypdf/_doc_common.py _extract_text3 CVEs · pypdf/_page.py

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to _clone.

How many CVEs have patched _clone?: 1 published CVEs changed _clone in py-pdf/pypdf, in 2 distinct patches totalling 17 changed lines, between 2023 and 2023.
What is the latest CVE that changed _clone?: CVE-2023-46250 (Possible Infinite Loop when PdfWriter(clone_from) is used with a PDF), published 2023-10-31, changed lines 208 to 1098 of pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py.
How does _clone compare to the rest of py-pdf/pypdf?: py-pdf/pypdf has 52 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed _clone.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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