PYSEC-2026-3655
pypdf: Possible large memory usage for large /ToUnicode streams
En bref
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71870
- Alias
- GHSA-fp3f-mc75-235c
- CVSS_V4
- 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
Description
### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory consumption. This requires parsing the `/ToUnicode` entry of a font with unusually large values, for example during text extraction. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.15.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.15.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3944](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3944).
Paquets affectés
| Paquet | Versions |
|---|---|
| PyPI · pypdf | introduced 0, fixed 6.15.0 |
Références
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-fp3f-mc75-235c WEB
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3944 WEB
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/afba8080e19d29a3c256a742b340995e695b35aa WEB
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf PACKAGE
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.15.0 WEB
- https://pypi.org/project/pypdf PACKAGE
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp3f-mc75-235c ADVISORY
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71870 ADVISORY
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — PyPA Advisory Database |