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pypdf — security advisory
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._collect_cid_character_widths expands unusually large CID font /W width ranges or excessive width entries during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
- Products
- pypdf
- Affected versions
- 3.17.4-1, 3.4.1-1, 4.0.0-1, 4.0.1-1, 4.0.2-1, 5.4.0-1, 6.9.2-1, 6.9.2-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-71852
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:15 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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._collect_cid_character_widths expands unusually large CID font /W width ranges or excessive width entries during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71852
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Complete source record
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