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    "summary": "Starlette vulnerable to O(n^2) DoS via Range header merging in ``starlette.responses.FileResponse``\nAn unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted HTTP Range header that triggers quadratic-time processing in Starlette's `FileResponse` Range parsing/merging logic. This enables CPU exhaustion per request, causing denial‑of‑service for endpoints serving files (e.g., `StaticFiles` or any use of `FileResponse`).",
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