SB2025080731 - Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in Python

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SB2025080731 - Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in Python

Published: August 7, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025080731
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6069)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the html.parser.HTMLParser class. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8194)

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the “tarfile” module when handling tar archives with negative offsets. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted tar archive to the application and consume all available system resources, resulting in a deadlock and a denial of service. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References