Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.3, pypdf can consume excessive memory when strict mode loads a crafted invalid PDF dictionary. Nested parsing failures add repeated exception text to newly raised errors, allowing a small malformed dictionary to amplify into very large error messages. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.3.
Published: 2026-10-29
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf

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Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.3, pypdf can consume excessive memory when strict mode loads a crafted invalid PDF dictionary. Nested parsing failures add repeated exception text to newly raised errors, allowing a small malformed dictionary to amplify into very large error messages. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.3.
Title pypdf: Possible large memory usage for exceptions in strict mode
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-405
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T20:38:54.611Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T16:04:48.729Z

Link: CVE-2026-119207

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-29T21:17:19.953

Modified: 2026-10-29T21:17:19.953

Link: CVE-2026-119207

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T21:30:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-405

    Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)