CVE-2025-13837

CVE Details

Release Date:	2025-12-01
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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

See more information about CVE-2025-13837 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.9
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Changed
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (python3.12)	ELSA-2026-10950	2026-04-27