| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| pypdf | < 6.12.2 | 6.12.2 |
| pypdf | < 6.12.2 | 6.12.2 |
An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /FlateDecode filter with a PNG predictor.
This has been fixed in pypdf==6.12.2.
If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3806.
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