pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.1, a crafted PDF containing a partially malformed /FlateDecode stream with padded data can force pypdf/filters.py to use inefficient byte-by-byte decompression while the earlier recovery counter fails to advance for bytes that successfully decode, causing long runtimes and application unavailability. This is a residual issue after the malformed FlateDecode recovery fix. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.1.
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"cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-407"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/102xxx/CVE-2026-102997.json"
}