CVE-2025-5302 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-5302

Denial of Service (DOS) in JSONReader in run-llama/llama_index

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

run-llama/llama_index
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: August 25th, 2025
Last Modified: August 25th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.