FKIE_CVE-2026-28804
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-06 07:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:29
Severity
Summary
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.5, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /ASCIIHexDecode filter. This issue has been patched in version 6.7.5.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypdf_project | pypdf | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:29:04.487",
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