CVE-2026-113794 (GCVE-0-2026-113794)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-21 15:59
Modified
2026-10-28 01:20
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CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Summary
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.0, an attacker can craft an incomplete PDF that ends inside a standard cross-reference table, causing pypdf to mishandle the unexpected end of file and enter an infinite loop. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.0.
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