Intel/AIKIDO-2026-10037
smalot/pdfparser
AIKIDO-2026-10037
smalot/pdfparser is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS)
Denial of Service (DoS) Pre-CVE Published Jan 14, 2026
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
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Low Risk
This Affects:
smalot/pdfparser0.0.1 - 2.12.2
Fixed in 2.12.3Are you affected? Scan for Free
TL;DR
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to a denial of service condition where parsing a specially crafted, malformed PDF file can trigger an endless loop in RawDataParser.php, leading to uncontrolled memory allocation, memory exhaustion, and a fatal crash of the PHP process.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.
Background info
smalot/pdfparser is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) in versions 0.0.1 - 2.12.2.
How to fix this
Upgrade the smalot/pdfparser library to the patch version.
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