BUG: Incorrectly issued xref warning/exception (#855)

Closes #852
py-pdf · May 2, 2022 · c96489d · c96489d
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commit c96489d
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diff --git a/PyPDF2/_reader.py b/PyPDF2/_reader.py
@@ -932,12 +932,14 @@ def read(self, stream):
 
         # check and eventually correct the startxref only in not strict
         xref_issue_nr = self._get_xref_issues(stream, startxref)
-        if self.strict and xref_issue_nr:
-            raise PdfReadError("Broken xref table")
-        else:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "incorrect startxref pointer({})".format(xref_issue_nr), PdfReadWarning
-            )
+        if xref_issue_nr != 0:
+            if self.strict and xref_issue_nr:
+                raise PdfReadError("Broken xref table")
+            else:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    "incorrect startxref pointer({})".format(xref_issue_nr),
+                    PdfReadWarning,
+                )
 
         # read all cross reference tables and their trailers
         self.xref = {}