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
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
217 explicit affected versions
393 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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
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
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
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
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
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/13xxx/CVE-2025-13837.json
- https://github.com/python/cpython
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/568342cfc8f002d9a15f30238f26b9d2e0e79036
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5a8b19677d818fb41ee55f310233772e15aa1a2b
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/694922cf40aa3a28f898b5f5ee08b71b4922df70
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71fa8eb8233b37f16c88b6e3e583b461b205d1ba
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b64441e4852383645af5b435411a6f849dd1b4cb
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cefee7d118a26ef6cd43db59bb9d98ca9a331111
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119342
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119343
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/2X5IBCJXRQAZ5PSERLHMSJFBHFR3QM2C/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13837