CVE-2026-41312 (GCVE-0-2026-41312)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 21:02 – Updated: 2026-04-23 13:45
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Title
pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode predictor parameters can exhaust RAM
Summary
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using `/FlateDecode` with a `/Predictor` unequal 1 and large predictor parameters. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.2. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
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Vendor Product Version
py-pdf pypdf Affected: < 6.10.2
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