msrc_cve-2025-4565
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2025-06-02 00:00
Modified
2025-08-14 00:00
Summary
Unbounded recursion in Python Protobuf

Notes

Additional Resources
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Disclaimer
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