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CVE-2026-54080: CWE-1325: Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in veraPDF veraPDF-parser

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-54080cvecve-2026-54080cwe-1325
Published: 07/29/2026 (07/29/2026, 15:17:12 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: veraPDF
Product: veraPDF-parser

Description

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/cmap/CMapParser.java and veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/parser/postscript/PSOperator.java, where a crafted Type 0 font /Encoding or /ToUnicode CMap stream can execute unbounded PostScript array allocation or a zero-increment for loop and exhaust validator memory or CPU. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.23.

CVSS v4.0

Score 6.9medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

veraPDF

veraPDF-parser

Affected versions
<1.30.2>=1.31.1 <1.31.23
org.verapdf/veraPDF-parser
pkg:maven/org.verapdf/veraPDF-parser
Affected versions
<1.30.2<1.31.23

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/29/2026, 15:53:03 UTC

Technical Analysis

The veraPDF-parser component of veraPDF is vulnerable to a denial-of-service condition caused by improper control of sequential memory allocation. Specifically, in the CMapParser.java and PSOperator.java source files, a crafted Type 0 font /Encoding or /ToUnicode CMap stream can cause unbounded allocation of PostScript arrays or a zero-increment for loop, leading to exhaustion of validator memory or CPU. This vulnerability affects versions prior to 1.30.2 and 1.31.23 and is fixed in those versions.

Potential Impact

An attacker can cause a denial-of-service by supplying a malicious PDF with a crafted Type 0 font /Encoding or /ToUnicode CMap stream, resulting in excessive memory or CPU consumption by the veraPDF-parser. This can disrupt the normal operation of the PDF validation process but does not indicate code execution or data breach.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade veraPDF-parser to version 1.30.2 or 1.31.23 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is specified. Patch status is confirmed fixed in these versions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-06-11T18:44:47.760Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a6a1e549c2644c7f8b2d2f0

Added to database: 07/29/2026, 15:37:56 UTC

Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 15:53:03 UTC

Last updated: 09/12/2026, 15:30:12 UTC

Views: 82

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