Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| py-pdf / pypdf | affected < 6.12.0 |
CWE
CWE-400
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-cj93-chg6-vgv8
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3790
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.0
ADP enrichment
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