CVE-2025-5472 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-5472: Denial of Service via Uncontrolled Recursive JSON Parsing in JSONReader in run-llama/llama_index

Vendor Run-Llama
Product run-llama/llama_index
Weakness CWE-674
Published July 7, 2025
Last update July 7, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The JSONReader in run-llama/llama_index versions 0.12.28 is vulnerable to a stack overflow due to uncontrolled recursive JSON parsing. This vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by submitting deeply nested JSON structures, leading to a RecursionError and crashing applications. The root cause is the unsafe recursive traversal design and lack of depth validation, which makes the JSONReader susceptible to stack overflow when processing deeply nested JSON. This impacts the availability of services, making them unreliable and disrupting workflows. The issue is resolved in version 0.12.38.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 7, 2025 CVE published
July 7, 2025 Record updated