ROB: cope with loops in Fields tree

pypdf/_doc_common.py

@@ -492,17 +492,19 @@
         tree: Optional[TreeObject] = None,
         retval: Optional[Dict[Any, Any]] = None,
         fileobj: Optional[Any] = None,
+        stack: Optional[List[PdfObject]] = None,
     ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
         Extract field data if this PDF contains interactive form fields.
 
-        The *tree* and *retval* parameters are for recursive use.
+        The *tree*, *retval*, *stack* parameters are for recursive use.
 
         Args:
-            tree:
-            retval:
+            tree: current object parsed
+            retval: in progress list of fields
             fileobj: A file object (usually a text file) to write
                 a report to on all interactive form fields found.
+            stack: list of object already parsed
 
         Returns:
             A dictionary where each key is a field name, and each
@@ -515,26 +517,25 @@
         if retval is None:
             retval = {}
             catalog = self.root_object
+            stack = []
             # get the AcroForm tree
             if CD.ACRO_FORM in catalog:
                 tree = cast(Optional[TreeObject], catalog[CD.ACRO_FORM])
             else:
                 return None
         if tree is None:
             return retval
-        self._check_kids(tree, retval, fileobj)
-        for attr in field_attributes:
-            if attr in tree:
-                # Tree is a field
-                self._build_field(tree, retval, fileobj, field_attributes)
-                break
-
+        assert stack is not None
         if "/Fields" in tree:
             fields = cast(ArrayObject, tree["/Fields"])
             for f in fields:
                 field = f.get_object()
-                self._build_field(field, retval, fileobj, field_attributes)
-
+                self._build_field(field, retval, fileobj, field_attributes, stack)
+        else:
+            self._check_kids(tree, retval, fileobj, stack)
+            if any(attr in tree for attr in field_attributes):
+                # Tree is a field
+                self._build_field(tree, retval, fileobj, field_attributes, stack)
         return retval
 
     def _get_qualified_field_name(self, parent: DictionaryObject) -> str:
@@ -557,25 +558,12 @@
         retval: Dict[Any, Any],
         fileobj: Any,
         field_attributes: Any,
+        stack: List[PdfObject],
     ) -> None:
-        self._check_kids(field, retval, fileobj)
-        try:
-            key = cast(str, field["/TM"])
-        except KeyError:
-            try:
-                if "/Parent" in field:
-                    key = (
-                        self._get_qualified_field_name(
-                            cast(DictionaryObject, field["/Parent"])
-                        )
-                        + "."
-                    )
-                else:
-                    key = ""
-                key += cast(str, field["/T"])
-            except KeyError:
-                # Ignore no-name field for now
-                return
+        self._check_kids(field, retval, fileobj, stack)
+        if all(attr not in field for attr in ("/T", "/TM")):
+            return
+        key = self._get_qualified_field_name(field)
         if fileobj:
             self._write_field(fileobj, field, field_attributes)
             fileobj.write("\n")
@@ -606,12 +594,32 @@
                 del retval[key]["/_States_"][retval[key]["/_States_"].index("/Off")]
 
     def _check_kids(
-        self, tree: Union[TreeObject, DictionaryObject], retval: Any, fileobj: Any
+        self,
+        tree: Union[TreeObject, DictionaryObject],
+        retval: Any,
+        fileobj: Any,
+        stack: List[PdfObject],
     ) -> None:
+        if tree in stack:
+            logger_warning(
+                f"{self._get_qualified_field_name(tree)} already parsed", __name__
+            )
+            return
+        stack.append(tree)
         if PA.KIDS in tree:
             # recurse down the tree
             for kid in tree[PA.KIDS]:  # type: ignore
-                self.get_fields(kid.get_object(), retval, fileobj)
+                kid = kid.get_object()
+                if tree.indirect_reference != kid.get("/Parent", None):
+                    logger_warning(
+                        (
+                            f'"/Parent" of {self._get_qualified_field_name(kid)} '
+                            f"different from {self._get_qualified_field_name(tree)}"
+                        ),
+                        __name__,
+                    )
+                    continue
+                self.get_fields(kid, retval, fileobj, stack)
 
     def _write_field(self, fileobj: Any, field: Any, field_attributes: Any) -> None:
         field_attributes_tuple = FA.attributes()

tests/test_reader.py

@@ -1530,3 +1530,22 @@ def test_damaged_pdf():
     assert (
         exc.value.args[0] == "Expected object ID (21 0) does not match actual (-1 -1)."
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.enable_socket()
+def test_looping_form():
+    """Cf iss 2643"""
+    url = "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/files/15306053/inheritance.pdf"
+    name = "iss2643.pdf"
+    reader = PdfReader(BytesIO(get_data_from_url(url, name=name)), strict=False)
+    flds = reader.get_fields()
+    assert all(
+        x in flds
+        for x in (
+            "Text10",
+            "Text10.0.0.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1",
+            "amt1.0",
+            "amt1.1",
+            "DSS#3pg3#0hgu7",
+        )
+    )