CVE-2025-13836
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
01/12/2025
Last modified:
26/01/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.30
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
9.10
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13.11 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.14.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/14b1fdb0a94b96f86fc7b86671ea9582b8676628
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/289f29b0fe38baf2d7cb5854f4bb573cc34a6a15
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4ce27904b597c77d74dd93f2c912676021a99155
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5a4c4a033a4a54481be6870aa1896fad732555b5
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5dc101675fd22918facbbe0fecdc821502beaaf0
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/afc40bdd3dd71f343fd9016f6d8eebbacbd6587c
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119451
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119454
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/OQ6G7MKRQIS3OAREC3HNG3D2DPOU34XO/



