CVE-2025-13836
CVE-2025-13836 · Excessive read buffering DoS in http.client
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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.
CVSS 6.3 · Medium · EPSS 1.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
python
- Versions
- ≥ 0, < 3.10.20: Affected (python)
- ≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.15: Affected (python)
- ≥ 3.12.0, < 3.12.13: Affected (python)
- ≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.11: Affected (python)
- ≥ 3.14.0, < 3.14.1: Affected (python)
- ≥ 3.15.0a1, < 3.15.0a3: Affected (python)
Update to 3.10.20; Update to 3.11.15; Update to 3.12.13; Update to 3.13.11; Update to 3.14.1; Update to 3.15.0a3
pypy3 Debian:12
- Versions
- 7.3.11+dfsg-2
- 7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u1
- 7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u2
- 7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u3
- 7.3.12+dfsg-1
- 7.3.12~rc1+dfsg-1
- 7.3.12~rc2+dfsg-1
- 7.3.13+dfsg-1
- 7.3.14+dfsg-1
- 7.3.15+dfsg-1
- 7.3.16+dfsg-1
- 7.3.16+dfsg-2
- 7.3.17+dfsg-1
- 7.3.17+dfsg-2
- 7.3.17+dfsg-3
- 7.3.18+dfsg-1
- 7.3.18+dfsg-2
- 7.3.19+dfsg-1
- 7.3.19+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-1
- 7.3.20+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-3
- 7.3.20+dfsg-4
- 7.3.21+dfsg-1
- 7.3.21+dfsg-2
- 7.3.21+dfsg-3
- 7.3.21+dfsg-4
- 7.3.22+dfsg-1
- 7.3.23+dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
pypy3 Debian:13
- Versions
- 7.3.19+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-1
- 7.3.20+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-3
- 7.3.20+dfsg-4
- 7.3.21+dfsg-1
- 7.3.21+dfsg-2
- 7.3.21+dfsg-3
- 7.3.21+dfsg-4
- 7.3.22+dfsg-1
- 7.3.23+dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
pypy3 Debian:14
- Versions
- 7.3.19+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-1
- 7.3.20+dfsg-2
- 7.3.20+dfsg-3
- 7.3.20+dfsg-4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 7.3.21+dfsg-1
Update to 7.3.21+dfsg-1
python3.11 Debian:12
- Versions
- 3.11.2-6
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u1
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u2
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u3
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u4
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u5
- 3.11.2-6+deb12u6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.11.2-6+deb12u7
Update to 3.11.2-6+deb12u7
python3.13 Debian:13
- Versions
- 3.13.5-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.5-2+deb13u1
Update to 3.13.5-2+deb13u1
python3.13 Debian:14
- Versions
- 3.13.5-2
- 3.13.6-1
- 3.13.7-1
- 3.13.8-1
- 3.13.9-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.11-1
Update to 3.13.11-1
python3.14 Debian:14
- Versions
- 3.14.0-1
- 3.14.0-2
- 3.14.0-3
- 3.14.0-4
- 3.14.0-5
- 3.14.0~a7-1
- 3.14.0~b1-1
- 3.14.0~b2-1
- 3.14.0~b3-1
- 3.14.0~b4-1
- 3.14.0~rc1-1
- 3.14.0~rc2-1
- 3.14.0~rc3-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.14.2-1
Update to 3.14.2-1
python3.8 Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.8.0-3~18.04
- 3.8.0-3~18.04.1
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm4
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm5
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm6
- 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm8
Update to 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm8
python3.8 Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.8.0-1
- 3.8.0-2
- 3.8.0-3
- 3.8.0-4
- 3.8.0-5
- 3.8.1-2ubuntu3
- 3.8.2~rc1-1ubuntu1
- 3.8.2-1
- 3.8.2-1ubuntu1
- 3.8.2-1ubuntu1.1
- 3.8.2-1ubuntu1.2
- 3.8.5-1~20.04
- 3.8.5-1~20.04.2
- 3.8.5-1~20.04.3
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.4
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.6
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.7
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.10
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.11
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.12
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.13
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.14
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.15
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.16
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.17
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm1
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm2
- 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm4
Update to 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.18+esm4
python3.9 Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.9.0~rc1-1~20.04
- 3.9.0-5~20.04
- 3.9.5-3~20.04.1
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm1
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm2
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm3
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm4
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm5
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm6
- 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm7
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm8
Update to 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm8
python3.10 Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.10.0-2
- 3.10.0-3
- 3.10.0-4
- 3.10.0-5
- 3.10.0-5build1
- 3.10.1-1
- 3.10.1-2
- 3.10.2-1
- 3.10.2-5
- 3.10.2-7
- 3.10.3-1
- 3.10.4-3
- 3.10.4-3ubuntu0.1
- 3.10.6-1~22.04
- 3.10.6-1~22.04.1
- 3.10.6-1~22.04.2
- 3.10.6-1~22.04.2ubuntu1
- 3.10.6-1~22.04.2ubuntu1.1
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.2
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.3
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.4
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.5
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.6
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.7
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.8
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.9
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.10
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.11
- 3.10.12-1~22.04.12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.10.12-1~22.04.13
Update to 3.10.12-1~22.04.13
python3.11 Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm1
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm2
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm3
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm4
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm5
- 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm7
Update to 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm7
python3.12 Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.12.0-1
- 3.12.0-5
- 3.12.0-6
- 3.12.0-7
- 3.12.1-2
- 3.12.2-1
- 3.12.2-4build3
- 3.12.2-4build4
- 3.12.2-5ubuntu3
- 3.12.3-1
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.1
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.2
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.3
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.4
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.5
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.6
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.7
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.8
- 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.9
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.10
Update to 3.12.3-1ubuntu0.10
python3.13 Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 3.13.3-1
- 3.13.3-2
- 3.13.3-4
- 3.13.4-1
- 3.13.5-1
- 3.13.5-2
- 3.13.6-1
- 3.13.7-1
- 3.13.7-1ubuntu0.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.7-1ubuntu0.2
Update to 3.13.7-1ubuntu0.2
python3.14 Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 3.14.0~a7-0ubuntu1
- 3.14.0~b1-1
- 3.14.0~b3-1
- 3.14.0~rc1-1
- 3.14.0~rc2-1
- 3.14.0~rc3-1
- 3.14.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.14.0-1ubuntu0.1
Update to 3.14.0-1ubuntu0.1
Original sources
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119451
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119454
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4ce27904b597c77d74dd93f2c912676021a99155
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5a4c4a033a4a54481be6870aa1896fad732555b5
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OQ6G7MKRQIS3OAREC3HNG3D2DPOU34XO/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/289f29b0fe38baf2d7cb5854f4bb573cc34a6a15
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/14b1fdb0a94b96f86fc7b86671ea9582b8676628
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5dc101675fd22918facbbe0fecdc821502beaaf0
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/afc40bdd3dd71f343fd9016f6d8eebbacbd6587c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13836