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.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-9m86-7pmv-2852 | pypdf vulnerable to inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams |
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History
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | pypdf: Inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-407 | |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-06T06:46:28.890Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T14:25:19.246Z
Link: CVE-2026-28804
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.220
Modified: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.220
Link: CVE-2026-28804
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Github GHSA