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Update 2024-05-23-11-47-48.gh-issue-119451.qkJe9-.rst
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Fix OOM vulnerability in :mod:`http.client`, when reading the whole body of
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a specially prepared small HTTP response could cause consuming an arbitrary
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amount of memory.
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Fix a potential denial of service in the :mod:`http.client` module.
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When connecting to a malicious server, it could cause
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an arbitrary amount of memory to be allocated.
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In best case this could lead to a :exc:`MemoryError` or other process crash.
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In worst case it could lead to swapping which would dramatically slow down the
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whole system and make it less responcible.

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