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Out-of-memory when loading a Plist #119342

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The plistlib module is vulnerable to OOM. It reads from the file the amount of data specified in the file (which can be up to 2**64 bytes), and both FileIO,read() and BufferedReader.read() preallocates the bytes object of the specified size. Specially prepared Plist file can be used to organize a DOS attack.

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    3.10only security fixes3.11only security fixes3.12only security fixes3.13bugs and security fixes3.14bugs and security fixes3.15new features, bugs and security fixes3.9 (EOL)end of lifestdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directorytype-securityA security issue

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