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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71852

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 pypd...

Original description

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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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS pypdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:26.10 pypdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS pypdf

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

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