CVE-2026-54081GHSA-7C26-995W-6F47
veraPDF Parser DoS via PostScript Type 1 Font Programs
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.30.2, 1.31.23
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
veraPDF PDF parser is a PDF parser for veraPDF. Prior to 1.30.2 and 1.31.23, veraPDF-parser contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/font/type1/Type1FontProgram.java and veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/parser/postscript/PSOperator.java, where a crafted Type 1 font /FontDescriptor /FontFile program can execute unbounded PostScript array allocation, a zero-increment for loop, or self-recursive toExecute user dictionary lookups and exhaust validator memory, CPU, or stack. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.23.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- veraPDF veraPDF-parser
fixed in 1.30.2; From 1.31.1 · fixed in 1.31.23
- org.verapdf:parserMaven
fixed in 1.30.2
- org.verapdf:parserMaven
From 1.31.1 · fixed in 1.31.23