pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage for large CID font width ranges
### 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](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.15.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3946](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3946).
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Zugehörige CVEs.
| ID | Schweregrad | ausnutzbar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-71852US | low3.3 | — | ||
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.15.0, a crafted PDF can cause long runtimes and large memory consumption when pypdf/_font.py function Font._coll… | ||||
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