CVE-2025-13837

When loading a plist file, the plistlib module reads data in size specified by the file itself, meaning a malicious file can cause OOM and DoS issues

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5a8b19677d818fb41ee55f310233772e15aa1a2b	Patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/694922cf40aa3a28f898b5f5ee08b71b4922df70	Patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71fa8eb8233b37f16c88b6e3e583b461b205d1ba	Patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b64441e4852383645af5b435411a6f849dd1b4cb	Patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119342	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119343	Issue Tracking Patch
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/2X5IBCJXRQAZ5PSERLHMSJFBHFR3QM2C/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.15.0:alpha2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-01 18:16

Updated : 2026-01-15 19:08

NVD link : CVE-2025-13837

Mitre link : CVE-2025-13837

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-13837

JSON object : View

Products Affected

python

python

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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