# CVE-2025-13837: Out-of-memory when loading Plist

- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.10.20, 3.11.15, 3.12.13, 3.13.10, 3.14.1, and 1 more
- Published: 2025-12-01 · Updated: 2026-03-03

## Affected

- Python Software Foundation CPython: fixed in 3.10.20; from 3.11.0, fixed in 3.11.15; from 3.12.0, fixed in 3.12.13; from 3.13.0, fixed in 3.13.10; from 3.14.0, fixed in 3.14.1; from 3.15.0a1, fixed in 3.15.0a3

## Description

When loading a plist file, the plistlib module reads data in size specified by the file itself, meaning a malicious file can cause OOM and DoS issues

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Python Software Foundation CPython, upgrade to a fixed version (3.10.20, 3.11.15, 3.12.13, 3.13.10, 3.14.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/119343
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/119342
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/694922cf40aa3a28f898b5f5ee08b71b4922df70
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/71fa8eb8233b37f16c88b6e3e583b461b205d1ba
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b64441e4852383645af5b435411a6f849dd1b4cb
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/2X5IBCJXRQAZ5PSERLHMSJFBHFR3QM2C/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5a8b19677d818fb41ee55f310233772e15aa1a2b
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/568342cfc8f002d9a15f30238f26b9d2e0e79036
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/cefee7d118a26ef6cd43db59bb9d98ca9a331111

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