DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12084

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Published: 03 Dec 2025, 19:15
Last modified:16 May 2026, 14:03

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Dec 2025, 19:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 May 2026, 14:03
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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 Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Systems

  • debianjython

    all | all | all | all

  • debianpypy3

    all | all | all | all | < 7.3.21+dfsg-1

  • debianpython2.7

    all

  • debianpython3.11

    all | < 3.11.2-6+deb12u7

  • debianpython3.13

    all | < 3.13.5-2+deb13u1 | < 3.13.11-1

  • debianpython3.14

    < 3.14.2-1

  • debianpython3.9

    < 3.9.2-1+deb11u5

References (1)