Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting python3.13-test package, versions <0:3.13.11-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.78% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PYTHON313TEST-14903306
  • published9 Jan 2026
  • disclosed3 Dec 2025

Introduced: 3 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-12084  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 python3.13-test to version 0:3.13.11-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1343.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.13-test package and not the python3.13-test package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

When building nested elements using xml.dom.minidom methods such as appendChild() that have a dependency on _clear_id_cache() the algorithm is quadratic. Availability can be impacted when building excessively nested documents.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1