PyFriBidi Buffer overflow in the fribidi_utf8_to_unicode functionGHSA-6476-g47x-h3c7
HIGHFix: pediapress/pyfribidi@d2860c6GHSA-6476-g47x-h3c7 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in pyfribidi. A fix is available for pyfribidi — see the affected versions and patch details below.
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Description
Buffer overflow in the fribidi_utf8_to_unicode function in PyFriBidi before 0.11.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a 4-byte utf-8 sequence.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | pyfribidi | all versions | 0.11.0pip install --upgrade 'pyfribidi==0.11.0' |
Affected Products
pyfribidifribidiDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pyfribidi, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update pyfribidi to 0.11.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6476-g47x-h3c7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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