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Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

CVE-2025-13837

Low
2.1/10

Summary

In versions prior to 3.13.10, 3.14.x prior to 3.14.1, 3.15.0a1 and 3.15.0a2, when loading a "plist" file, the plistlib module reads data in size specified by the file itself, meaning a malicious file can cause Out of Memory (OOM) and Denial-of-Service (DoS) issues.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-789 - Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published