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CVE-2026-59939
Published:July 08, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
httplib2 (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.2 <0.32.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.32.0
httplib2 (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.2 <0.32.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.32.0
httplib2 (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <0.32.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.32.0
httplib2 (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <0.32.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.32.0
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.41