Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.15.0, a crafted PDF can cause large memory consumption when pypdf/_cmap.py function parse_bfrange parses unusually large source-code or destination-string tokens in a font /ToUnicode CMap during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
Published: 2026-08-07
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fp3f-mc75-235c pypdf: Possible large memory usage for large /ToUnicode streams
History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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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 6.15.0, a crafted PDF can cause large memory consumption when pypdf/_cmap.py function parse_bfrange parses unusually large source-code or destination-string tokens in a font /ToUnicode CMap during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
Title pypdf: Possible large memory usage for large /ToUnicode streams
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': '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'}

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Py-pdf Pypdf
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T19:28:26.178Z

Reserved: 2026-08-07T18:26:53.524Z

Link: CVE-2026-71870

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T20:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption