CVE-2025-12084
Public on 2025-12-03
Modified on 2025-12-04
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 v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2026-01-05 | ALAS2-2025-3103 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.11 | 2026-01-07 | ALAS2023-2025-1356 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.12 | 2026-01-07 | ALAS2023-2025-1344 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.13 | 2026-01-07 | ALAS2023-2025-1343 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.9 | 2026-01-07 | ALAS2023-2025-1325 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |