Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting python3.12-test package, versions <0:3.12.12-2.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PYTHON312TEST-14903934
  • published9 Jan 2026
  • disclosed1 Dec 2025

Introduced: 1 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-13836  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 python3.12-test to version 0:3.12.12-2.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1344.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.12-test package and not the python3.12-test package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1