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CVE-2025-11573 — Vulnerability in Amazon.IonDotnet — CVE Details

HIGH

Amazon.IonDotnet is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks

Published October 9, 2025Updated October 9, 2025Source: osv

Summary

### Summary Amazon.IonDotnet is a library for the Dotnet language that is used to read and write Amazon Ion data. An issue exists where, under certain circumstances, the library could an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates. ### Impact An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input. This invalid input triggered an error condition in the parser that was handled improperly, resulting in an infinite loop. ### Impacted versions: <1.3.2 ### Patches This issue has been addressed in Amazon.IonDotnet version [1.3.2](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Amazon.IonDotnet/1.3.2). We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes. ### Workarounds Only accept data from trusted sources, written using a supported Ion library. ### References If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, we ask that you contact AWS Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting) or directly via email to [aws-security@amazon.com](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com). Please do not create a public GitHub issue.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 9, 2025 (368 days ago).
  • Last revised October 9, 2025 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Amazon.IonDotnet to 1.3.2 or later
dotnet add package Amazon.IonDotnet --version 1.3.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Amazon.IonDotnet
nuget
0.9.0-beta, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.2 (+3 more)1.3.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-11573?
Amazon.IonDotnet is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-11573?
CVE-2025-11573 affects Amazon.IonDotnet. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-11573 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj

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