| Name | CVE-2026-59938 |
| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.14.0, an attacker can craft a PDF with declared image size values that are much too large compared to the actual data, causing large memory usage in pypdf image parsing. This issue is fixed in version 6.14.0. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1141771 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypdf (PTS) | bookworm | 3.4.1-1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 5.4.0-1 | vulnerable | |
| forky, sid | 6.9.2-2 | vulnerable | |
| pypdf2 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.26.0-4+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.12.1-3+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pypdf | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 1141771 | ||
| pypdf2 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
[trixie] - pypdf <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - pypdf <postponed> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - pypdf2 <postponed> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - pypdf2 <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-5qjq-93h5-hrgp
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3888
Fixed by: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/c64583be16b8e8763d8777075f8ecbf382014b7a (6.14.0)