GHSA-FWG2-594C-JP42

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-07 18:54 – Updated: 2026-08-07 18:54
VLAI
Summary
pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage for large CID font width ranges
Details

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes and large memory consumption. This requires parsing the font width entries of a font with unusually large values, for example during text extraction.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.15.0.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3946.

Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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        "name": "pypdf"
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-71852"
  ],
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      "CWE-834"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-08-07T18:54:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nAn attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes and large memory consumption. This requires parsing the font width entries of a font with unusually large values, for example during text extraction.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been fixed in [pypdf==6.15.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.15.0).\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3946](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3946).",
  "id": "GHSA-fwg2-594c-jp42",
  "modified": "2026-08-07T18:54:00Z",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:54:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-fwg2-594c-jp42"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3946"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "summary": "pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage for large CID font width ranges"
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