CVE-2025-13836
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CVE-2025-13836 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. When reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read amount is specified, the default behavior will be to use Content-Length. This allows a malicious server to cause the client to read large amounts of data into memory, potentially causing OOM or other DoS.. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read amount is specified, the default behavior will be to use Content-Length. This allows a malicious server to cause the client to read large amounts of data into memory, potentially causing OOM or other DoS.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | Python | < 3.10.20 | — |
| Python | Python | >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.15 | — |
| Python | Python | >= 3.12.0, < 3.12.13 | — |
| Python | Python | >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.11 | — |
| Python | Python | 3.14.0 | — |
| Python | Python | 3.15.0 | Alpha1 |
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119451Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119454Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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