Bug 2376769 (CVE-2025-5472)

Summary: CVE-2025-5472 llama-index: Denial of Service in llama_index
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: anpicker, haoli, hasun, hkataria, jajackso, jcammara, jfula, jmitchel, jneedle, jowilson, jwong, kegrant, koliveir, kshier, mabashia, nyancey, ometelka, pbraun, ptisnovs, shvarugh, simaishi, smcdonal, stcannon, syedriko, teagle, tfister, thavo, ttakamiy, xdharmai, yguenane
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A denial of service flaw was found in llama_index. The JSONReader class does not properly handle deeply nested JSON data structures and may throw a RecursionError given certain data input. If left uncaught, this may cause the program to crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-07-07 10:01:41 UTC 
The JSONReader in run-llama/llama_index versions 0.12.28 is vulnerable to a stack overflow due to uncontrolled recursive JSON parsing. This vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by submitting deeply nested JSON structures, leading to a RecursionError and crashing applications. The root cause is the unsafe recursive traversal design and lack of depth validation, which makes the JSONReader susceptible to stack overflow when processing deeply nested JSON. This impacts the availability of services, making them unreliable and disrupting workflows. The issue is resolved in version 0.12.38.