Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Overview pypdf is an A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming PDF files Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via collectttt1characterwidths in pypdf/font.py, where a PDF containing a...

CVE-2026-102996: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.1, a crafted PDF can provide a TrueType or Type1 simple font with an unusually large /Widths array, causing pypdf/font.py Font.collectttt1characterwidths to process entries beyond the 256 character codes meaningful for a simpl...