high7.3
CVE-2024-56520
tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font mishandles fonts
Impact
An issue was discovered in tc-lib-pdf-font before 2.6.4, as used in TCPDF before 6.8.0 and other products. Fonts are mishandled, e.g., FontBBox for Type 1 and TrueType fonts is misparsed.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tc-Lib-Pdf-Font | before 2.6.4 | |
| TCPDF | TCPDF | before 6.8.0 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/commit/a0a02efe487cc39bd5223359e916dbeafb5cd6fe
- https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/compare/6.7.8...6.8.0
- https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font/commit/30012e333ae611c514ec2dc7cb370bbf4da4e677
- https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font/compare/2.6.2...2.6.4
- https://tcpdf.org
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00004.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-grhh-r4jj-8jh7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56520