dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. Prior to version 2.9.2, the from_text() parser for WKS records does not require the service number to be between 0 and 65535 before using it as a bitmap offset. An attacker-controlled zone file can supply a larger number, causing the service bitmap to grow to an extremely large size through inefficient repeated extension, consuming excessive memory and CPU and potentially terminating the process. Applications are affected only when they parse zone-file text whose record type and rdata are attacker controlled. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.2.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vvf4-9x63-8xvv dnspython has excessive memory and CPU use
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Description dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. Prior to version 2.9.2, the from_text() parser for WKS records does not require the service number to be between 0 and 65535 before using it as a bitmap offset. An attacker-controlled zone file can supply a larger number, causing the service bitmap to grow to an extremely large size through inefficient repeated extension, consuming excessive memory and CPU and potentially terminating the process. Applications are affected only when they parse zone-file text whose record type and rdata are attacker controlled. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.2.
Title dnspython excessive memory and CPU use
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T19:22:22.444Z

Reserved: 2026-11-12T21:24:51.131Z

Link: CVE-2026-128089

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-13T20:18:55.913

Modified: 2026-11-13T20:18:55.913

Link: CVE-2026-128089

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-13T21:30:21Z

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