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CVE-2025-68480

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Marshmallow is a lightweight library for converting complex objects to and from simple Python datatypes. In versions from 3.0.0rc1 to before 3.26.2 and from 4.0.0 to before 4.1.2, Schema.load(data, many=True) is vulnerable to denial of service attacks. A moderately sized request can consume a disproportionate amount of CPU time. This issue has been patched in version 3.26.2 and 4.1.2.

How to fix

Remediation Available
python-marshmallowDebian
Fixed in:3.26.2-0.1CVE-2025-68480
python-marshmallowUbuntu
Fixed in:3.0.0b3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.20.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
python3-marshmallowUbuntu
Fixed in:3.0.0b3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.20.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
python3-marshmallow-docUbuntu
Fixed in:3.0.0b3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.13.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1
Fixed in:3.20.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8225-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

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