pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.4, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the content stream using the RunLengthDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.4. As a workaround, consider applying the changes from PR #3664.
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.4, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the content stream using the RunLengthDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.4. As a workaround, consider applying the changes from PR #3664. | |
| Title | Manipulated RunLengthDecode streams can exhaust RAM | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-27T20:59:16.839Z
Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.890Z
Link: CVE-2026-28351
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-27T21:16:19.177
Modified: 2026-02-27T21:16:19.177
Link: CVE-2026-28351
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