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Python Denial of Service Vulnerability Discovered in HTTP Client

Python Denial of Service Vulnerability Discovered in HTTP Client

First seen 12 Jan 2026, 21:31 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

A vulnerability in Python's http.client was identified, allowing a malicious server to exploit improper handling of the Content-Length header in HTTP responses. This could lead to excessive memory allocation and result in a denial of service. Affected versions include multiple releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives.

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