pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an attacker can craft a PDF with a standard cross-reference table whose declared entry count exceeds what the file can contain, causing excessive processing and long runtimes when the file is opened. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.2.
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Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an attacker can craft a PDF with a standard cross-reference table whose declared entry count exceeds what the file can contain, causing excessive processing and long runtimes when the file is opened. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.2. | |
| Title | pypdf: Possible long runtimes for large xref table header limits | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-834 | |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-10-23T19:29:49.845Z
Updated: 2026-10-23T19:29:49.845Z
Reserved: 2026-10-22T22:53:15.238Z
Link: CVE-2026-115580
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-23T20:17:21.087
Modified: 2026-10-26T14:05:16.760
Link: CVE-2026-115580