[PDFBOX-4711] java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary cannot be cast to org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.17
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.18, 3.0.0 PDFBox
• Component/s: Utilities
• Environment: ubuntu 18.04
• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Jorge Spinsanti
• Created: 13/Dec/19 19:05
• Updated: 23/Dec/19 22:16
• Resolved: 13/Dec/19 19:30

Description

I get a ClassCastException to merge documents

java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary cannot be cast to org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream
 at org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility.appendDocument(PDFMergerUtility.java:707) ~[pdfbox-2.0.17.jar:2.0.17]
 at org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility.legacyMergeDocuments(PDFMergerUtility.java:459) ~[pdfbox-2.0.17.jar:2.0.17]
 at org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility.mergeDocuments(PDFMergerUtility.java:346) ~[pdfbox-2.0.17.jar:2.0.17]

Metada for problematic pdf:

Version                   1.5                       
Page Count                1                         
Encrypted                 false                     
Ascent                    null                      
CapHeight                 null                      
Descent                   null                      
Flags                     null                      
FontBBox                  null                      
FontName                  null                      
FontWeight                null                      
ItalicAngle               null                      
StemV                     null                      
Type                      null   

Fonts

PDType0Font/PDCIDFontType2, PostScript name: EZPGML+¹ÙÅÁü-WinCharSetFFFF-H2
PDType0Font/PDCIDFontType2, PostScript name: FPDSYI+±¼¸²-WinCharSetFFFF-H2
PDType0Font/PDCIDFontType2, PostScript name: UTGYRD+±¼¸²Ã¼-WinCharSetFFFF-H2