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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2025-29606

py-libp2p before 0.2.3 allows a peer to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large RSA key.

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4 Nov 2026, 01:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2025-29606

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Jul 2025, 00:00 UTC

py-libp2p before 0.2.3 allows a peer to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large RSA key.

osv:CVE-2025-29606
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29606",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2025-29606",
    "summary": "py-libp2p before 0.2.3 allows a peer to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large RSA key.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-29606",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-x8c6-gj59-6rx8",
        "PYSEC-2026-1536"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                  "fixed": "479b12f64d8e91fae772cd3b89977bd3f8d0aa1e"
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                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v0.2.2",
            "v0.2.1",
            "v0.2.0",
            "v0.1.5",
            "v0.1.4",
            "v0.1.3",
            "v0.1.2",
            "v0.1.1",
            "v0.1.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:32.340153143Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3",
        "https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/pull/531/files",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/29xxx/CVE-2025-29606.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29606",
        "https://github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/issues/526"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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      }
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 499477,
  "published_at": "2025-07-14T00:00:00+00:00"
}