pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.0, accessing a crafted PDF stream with a large number of filters or multiple filters that pass around large amounts of data can cause large memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.0.
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GHSA-7mh2-4gg2-979f | pypdf: Possible large memory usage for streams with multiple filters |
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.0, accessing a crafted PDF stream with a large number of filters or multiple filters that pass around large amounts of data can cause large memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.0. | |
| Title | pypdf: Possible large memory usage for streams with multiple filters | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 CWE-770 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T16:01:22.314Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T17:39:41.373Z
Link: CVE-2026-113795
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-21T16:17:28.850
Modified: 2026-10-21T16:17:28.850
Link: CVE-2026-113795
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