CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability affects the EventManager component of pyLoad, where an authenticated user can exploit the getEvents API endpoint to submit unique UUIDs, leading to unbounded retention of Client objects. This can result in memory exhaustion, potentially causing the application to crash or destabilize the host system. Users of pyLoad prior to version 0.5.0b3.dev101 should prioritize this issue to prevent denial-of-service conditions.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev101, EventManager in src/pyload/core/managers/event_manager.py appends a Client object to the clients list for each unique uuid submitted to the authenticated getEvents API endpoint, but get_events does not invoke the available clean method to remove inactive clients. An authenticated user can repeatedly submit unique UUID values, causing retained client objects and process memory to grow without bound even after requests stop. The resulting memory exhaustion can trigger an operating-system out-of-memory termination of pyLoad or host-wide instability and denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.0b3.dev101.