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Giant security bug in PDF program.

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Description

There is a giant security risk in the program PDF. I made a pull request with a fix here: #1469
I would recommend fixing this ASAP.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing pull request #1469, which the issue identifies as containing a fix. Confirm which PDF program and security behavior are affected, then verify that the reported risk is addressed; the issue provides no test or validation details.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
10/100

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