pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.1, an attacker can craft a PDF that causes pypdf/_page.py PageObject._extract_text and PageObject.extract_xform_text to traverse a directed acyclic graph of reused form XObjects in which each form invokes a child multiple times, creating exponentially many traversal paths and causing long runtimes and large memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 | pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when extracting XForm objects |
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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.1, an attacker can craft a PDF that causes pypdf/_page.py PageObject._extract_text and PageObject.extract_xform_text to traverse a directed acyclic graph of reused form XObjects in which each form invokes a child multiple times, creating exponentially many traversal paths and causing long runtimes and large memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1. | |
| Title | pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when extracting XForm objects | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-834 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-01T20:03:13.421Z
Reserved: 2026-09-01T16:17:43.079Z
Link: CVE-2026-84311
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.887
Modified: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.887
Link: CVE-2026-84311
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