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CVE-2025-5302 Detail

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the JSONReader component of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in version v0.12.37. The vulnerability is caused by uncontrolled recursion when parsing deeply nested JSON files, which can lead to Python hitting its maximum recursion depth limit. This results in high resource consumption and potential crashes of the Python process. The issue is resolved in version 0.12.38.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/c032843a02ce38fd8f284b2aa5a37fd1c17ae635 huntr.dev
https://huntr.com/bounties/70041b81-de9e-4046-8c0e-6ccd557048a6 huntr.dev

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion huntr.dev  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-5302
NVD Published Date:
08/25/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/25/2025
Source:
huntr.dev