CVE-2025-55197 pypdf's Manipulated FlateDecode streams can exhaust RAM

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.0.0, an attacker can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires just reading the file if a series of FlateDecode filters is used on a malicious cross-reference stream. Other content streams are...

PyPDF's Manipulated FlateDecode streams can exhaust RAM

Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires just reading the file if a series of FlateDecode filters is used on a malicious cross-reference stream. Other content streams are affected on explicit access. Patches This has been...

GHSA-7HFW-26VP-JP8M PyPDF's Manipulated FlateDecode streams can exhaust RAM

Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires just reading the file if a series of FlateDecode filters is used on a malicious cross-reference stream. Other content streams are affected on explicit access. Patches This has been...