HTTPX 1.7.0 Crash Alert: How a Malformed Tag Takes Down Your Scanner! 😂💥

Watch your automated scanning pipeline go from hero to zero with a single malformed HTML tag. The culprit? An out-of-bounds read in httpx 1.7.0’s trimTitleTags(). It’s a bug that’ll make you panic like your code does. Who knew a little tag could wreak such havoc?

Published: June 26, 2025 4:52 amAdded: June 25, 2025 at 10:19 pmAssembled by: The Editor

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Who knew that a little HTML tag could go rogue and take down the mighty httpx? It’s like a digital David sneaking up on Goliath with a sharpened title tag instead of a slingshot. If only they had thrown in a few more unit tests, this wouldn’t just be “another bug” but a squashed one. Lesson learned: don’t underestimate the power of a well-placed angle bracket.

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– A vulnerability in httpx v1.7.0 causes a remote denial-of-service (DoS).
– The issue arises from an out-of-bounds read in the `trimTitleTags()` function.
– A malformed `` tag can crash the scanner used in automated pipelines.<br /> – The bug highlights the importance of bounds checking in code.<br /> – Quick detection could have been achieved with proper unit testing or fuzzing.</p> </div></div></div></div></section><section id="brxe-jrxegq" class="brxe-section bricks-lazy-hidden"><div id="brxe-vvjyjs" class="brxe-container bricks-lazy-hidden"><a id="brxe-lnjbxk" class="brxe-button btn--primary bricks-button bricks-background-primary" href="https://pro.thenimblenerd.com/dashboard?guid=bc5d27e0-e1c9-43e7-9019-3f0bafb20d75">Pro Dashboard</a></div></section><section id="brxe-f9fdff" class="brxe-section bricks-lazy-hidden"><div id="brxe-378138" class="brxe-container bricks-lazy-hidden"><div id="brxe-9f09ae" class="brxe-block bricks-lazy-hidden"><div id="brxe-ewvvjy" class="brxe-block bricks-lazy-hidden"><h3 id="brxe-00d6b6" class="brxe-heading">Membership Required</h3><div id="brxe-7fbec1" class="brxe-text"><p> You must be a member to access this content.</p> </div><a id="brxe-78be28" class="brxe-button btn--primary bricks-button bricks-background-primary" href="https://thenimblenerd.com/membership-account/membership-levels/">View Membership Levels</a></div><div id="brxe-grqsjx" class="brxe-block bricks-lazy-hidden"><div id="brxe-nytfdg" class="brxe-text-basic">Already a member? 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