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GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p

MEDIUMFix: py-pdf/pypdf#3734

GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in pypdf. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode image dimensions can exhaust RAM

Also known asCVE-2026-41314PYSEC-2026-3026
Published
Apr 16, 2026
Updated
Jul 13, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐍pypdf

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Description

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing an image using /FlateDecode with large size values.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.10.2.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3734.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIpypdfall versions6.10.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pypdf. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update pypdf to 6.10.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing an image using `/FlateDecode` with large size values. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.10.2](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.2). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3734](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3734).
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.