Docling: METS-GBS archive member limit enforced after full member enumeration (memory exhaustion during format detection)
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-105747 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-05 22:16:57 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-05 22:16:57 UTC |
| Description | Docling simplifies document processing by parsing diverse formats and providing integrations with the generative AI ecosystem. From 2.45.0 until 2.131.0, METS-GBS format detection in docling/datamodel/document.py and the backend in docling/backend/mets_gbs_backend.py call tarfile.TarFile.getmembers() before enforcing the max_member_count limit, causing the full archive member list to be allocated before the limit can stop processing. A small gzip-compressed tar archive with a very large number of empty members can therefore consume memory proportional to the declared member count, including during format detection before the allowed_formats restriction is applied. This issue is a residual weakness in the member-count protection added for CVE-2026-44018. This issue is fixed in 2.131.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Problem Types: CWE-409 | CWE-770 | CWE-409 CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) | CWE-770 CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Docling-project | Docling | affected >= 2.45.0, < 2.131.0 | Not specified |
| CNA | Docling-project | Docling-slim | affected >= 2.45.0, < 2.131.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/ebae65cd71c37c88b36185b406a449... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/docling-project/docling/pull/4412 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/docling-project/docling/security/advisories/GHSA-3cr3-8m4c-fpxw | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/docling-project/docling/releases/tag/v2.131.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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