ROB: Decrypt returns empty bytestring (#1258)

Closes #1245
py-pdf · Aug 21, 2022 · cf3aab4 · cf3aab4
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diff --git a/PyPDF2/_encryption.py b/PyPDF2/_encryption.py
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ def decrypt(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
             data = data[16:]
             aes = AES.new(self.key, AES.MODE_CBC, iv)
             d = aes.decrypt(data)
-            return d[: -d[-1]]
+            if len(d) == 0:
+                return d
+            else:
+                return d[: -d[-1]]
 
     def RC4_encrypt(key: bytes, data: bytes) -> bytes:
         return ARC4.ARC4Cipher(key).encrypt(data)