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Critical Brotli vulnerability allows RCE in Node.js, Python, and more

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A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Brotli decompression algorithm, affecting multiple programming languages and software. The issue, tracked as CWE-252 and CWE-787, allows for remote code execution through malformed Brotli streams. This vulnerability impacts Node.js, Python libraries like requests and aiohttp, and various other software that directly or indirectly uses the affected Brotli decoder versions (1.0.3 through 1.2.0). AI

IMPACT This vulnerability could impact AI/ML applications that rely on data decompression for model training or inference, potentially leading to security risks if not patched.

RANK_REASON Discovery of a vulnerability in a widely used compression algorithm and its impact on various software.

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Critical Brotli vulnerability allows RCE in Node.js, Python, and more

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    Broccoli2Shell: Brotli decoder RCE in Node.js, Python and more

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