CVE-2025-5302 — Denial of Service (DOS) in JSONReader in run-llama/llama_index
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 un…
Published: 2025-08-25 · CVSS: 8.6 · CVSS 3.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7