Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python39-ply package, versions <0:3.11-10.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PYTHON39PLY-10385058
  • published18 Jun 2025
  • disclosed17 Jun 2025

Introduced: 17 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-6069  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 python39-ply to version 0:3.11-10.module+el8.9.0+19644+d68f775d or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-ply package and not the python39-ply package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The html.parser.HTMLParser class had worse-case quadratic complexity when processing certain crafted malformed inputs potentially leading to amplified denial-of-service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1