CVE-2025-5472

MEDIUM

run-llama/llama_index <0.12.28 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (2)
llamaindex/llamaindex 0.12.28 - 0.12.38
pypi/llama-index-core 0 - 0.12.38PyPI
Published Jul 07, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026