CVE-2025-62708
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
pypdf can exhaust RAM via manipulated LZWDecode streams
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 6.9.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.9.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pypdf | <6.1.3 | 6.1.3 |
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-jfx9-29x2-rv3j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62708
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3502
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/e51d07807ffcdaf18077b9486dadb3dc05b368da
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.1.3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-62708
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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