Description
pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. From 0.3.3 until 0.6.5, schemaless container decoding stores every decoded component's TagSet in a growing set even though only one-versus-multiple tag types must be distinguished. Attacker-controlled BER, CER, or DER input contains many distinct long tag IDs whose TagSet hashes collide. Each later set insertion compares against an increasing number of earlier colliding tags in ConstructedPayloadDecoderBase._decodeComponentsSchemaless, producing quadratic CPU work while decoded values and order remain valid. Repeated inputs can exhaust decoder CPU and reduce service availability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.5.
Published: 2026-10-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-770
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Description pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. From 0.3.3 until 0.6.5, schemaless container decoding stores every decoded component's TagSet in a growing set even though only one-versus-multiple tag types must be distinguished. Attacker-controlled BER, CER, or DER input contains many distinct long tag IDs whose TagSet hashes collide. Each later set insertion compares against an increasing number of earlier colliding tags in ConstructedPayloadDecoderBase._decodeComponentsSchemaless, producing quadratic CPU work while decoded values and order remain valid. Repeated inputs can exhaust decoder CPU and reduce service availability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.5.
Title pyasn1: Quadratic CPU use in schemaless BER/CER/DER container decoding
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T19:38:14.056Z

Reserved: 2026-10-29T16:04:48.728Z

Link: CVE-2026-119194

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-29T20:17:30.480

Modified: 2026-10-30T17:18:03.880

Link: CVE-2026-119194

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-29T19:38:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-119194 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-30T14:45:14Z

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