pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.0, a crafted PDF containing indirect-object identifiers or generation-number tokens that continue for a long time without whitespace can cause pypdf/_reader.py and pypdf/generic/_base.py to scan excessive input through read_until_whitespace, resulting in long runtimes and application unavailability. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.0.
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.0, a crafted PDF containing indirect-object identifiers or generation-number tokens that continue for a long time without whitespace can cause pypdf/_reader.py and pypdf/generic/_base.py to scan excessive input through read_until_whitespace, resulting in long runtimes and application unavailability. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.0. | |
| Title | pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when parsing indirect objects | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 CWE-407 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-09-30T20:50:16.366Z
Reserved: 2026-09-29T20:46:08.334Z
Link: CVE-2026-102994
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-30T20:17:28.080
Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:28.080
Link: CVE-2026-102994
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