5.5

CVE-2026-48155

pypdf: Possible large memory usage for large offsets for layout mode text

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires extracting text in layout mode with large character offsets. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.0.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Pypdf ProjectPypdf Version < 6.12.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.13% 0.027
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
security-advisories@github.com 4.8 0 0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-cj93-chg6-vgv8
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3790
Patch
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.0
Release Notes