Unbounded memory consumption during PDF text extraction
Impact
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769
Source excerpt · MattermostWhat to do
Update Mattermost to versions 11.11.0, 11.9.2, 11.8.6, 11.7.11, 11.10.2 or higher.
Affected packages
Affected products
Vendor version evidence. Product records are separate from automatic dependency matching.
Mattermost · Mattermost
Other versions: unaffected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 11.9.0 through 11.9.1 (inclusive) | affected |
| 11.8.0 through 11.8.5 (inclusive) | affected |
| 11.7.0 through 11.7.10 (inclusive) | affected |
| 11.10.0 through 11.10.1 (inclusive) | affected |
| 11.11.0 | unaffected |
| 11.9.2 | unaffected |
| 11.8.6 | unaffected |
| 11.7.11 | unaffected |
| 11.10.2 | unaffected |
Original source description
Mattermost versions 11.9.x <= 11.9.1, 11.8.x <= 11.8.5, 11.7.x <= 11.7.10, 11.10.x <= 11.10.1 fail to bind the volume of text extracted from an uploaded PDF which allows an authenticated user to exhaust server memory and cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF whose compressed content stream expands into a very large amount of text.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00769