SB2026062991 - Improper handling of highly compressed data in httplib2

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SB2026062991 - Improper handling of highly compressed data in httplib2

Published: June 29, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026062991
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper handling of highly compressed data (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of highly compressed data in the _decompressContent() function when processing HTTP responses with Content-Encoding: gzip or deflate. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted compressed HTTP response to cause a denial of service.

The issue is triggered automatically during httplib2.Http().request() and requires no user interaction.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References