Description
pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go. The parser descends recursively through nested PDF objects, including arrays, via ParseObjectContext() and parseArray() without enforcing a maximum nesting depth.
Published: 2026-07-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Title Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfcpu Parser Causes Denial of Service

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Title Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfcpu Parser Causes Denial of Service

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-674
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Title Uncontrolled Recursive Parsing Causes Denial‑of‑Service in pdfcpu
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-123

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Recursive Parsing Causes Denial‑of‑Service in pdfcpu
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-123

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Recursion Denial of Service in pdfcpu PDF Parser
Weaknesses CWE-674
CWE-770

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Recursion Denial of Service in pdfcpu PDF Parser
Weaknesses CWE-674
CWE-770

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfcpu PDF Parser Causes Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-674

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfcpu PDF Parser Causes Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-674

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Title Uncontrolled Recursion Leading to Denial of Service in pdfcpu PDF Parser
Weaknesses CWE-749

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Title Uncontrolled Recursion Leading to Denial of Service in pdfcpu PDF Parser
Weaknesses CWE-749

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go. The parser descends recursively through nested PDF objects, including arrays, via ParseObjectContext() and parseArray() without enforcing a maximum nesting depth.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T14:44:12.877Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38970

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T14:43:55.609Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-07T08:45:04Z

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