CVE-2026-59939
httplib2 is a comprehensive HTTP client library for Python. Prior to 0.32.0, httplib2 performs unbounded decompression of HTTP response bodies encoded with Content-Encoding: gzip or deflate in _decompressContent in httplib2/init.py, allowing a malicious or compromised HTTP server to return a small compressed payload that expands to an arbitrarily large size in memory and causes MemoryError or OOM-kill in the client process. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.0.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.66%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 50
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access92 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact88 %
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indica acceso remoto sin privilegios ni interacción (T1190). Servidor HTTP malicioso devuelve payload comprimido pequeño que se expande causando MemoryError/OOM-kill en el cliente (T1499.004, Negación de Servicio de Recursos).
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🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-409
Referencias
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/commit/87581ad6cf752fe3da2090c59058261d2d00a427
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/releases/tag/v0.32.0
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/security/advisories/GHSA-j5g9-f88f-gfj3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/08/msg00039.html
- https://github.com/httplib2/httplib2/security/advisories/GHSA-j5g9-f88f-gfj3
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