diff --git a/Lib/ipaddress.py b/Lib/ipaddress.py
index 76031dede8a54b..7d23bc22ade846 100644
--- a/Lib/ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/ipaddress.py
@@ -1664,8 +1664,16 @@ def _ip_int_from_string(cls, ip_str):
         """
         if not ip_str:
             raise AddressValueError('Address cannot be empty')
+        if len(ip_str) > 39:
+            msg = ("At most 39 characters expected in "
+                   f"{ip_str[:14]!r}({len(ip_str)-28} chars elided){ip_str[-14:]!r}")
+            raise AddressValueError(msg)
 
-        parts = ip_str.split(':')
+        # We want to allow more parts than the max to be 'split'
+        # to preserve the correct error message when there are
+        # too many parts combined with '::'
+        _max_parts = cls._HEXTET_COUNT + 1
+        parts = ip_str.split(':', maxsplit=_max_parts)
 
         # An IPv6 address needs at least 2 colons (3 parts).
         _min_parts = 3
@@ -1685,7 +1693,6 @@ def _ip_int_from_string(cls, ip_str):
         # An IPv6 address can't have more than 8 colons (9 parts).
         # The extra colon comes from using the "::" notation for a single
         # leading or trailing zero part.
-        _max_parts = cls._HEXTET_COUNT + 1
         if len(parts) > _max_parts:
             msg = "At most %d colons permitted in %r" % (_max_parts-1, ip_str)
             raise AddressValueError(msg)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py b/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
index 593a8b07c31475..5b901be8ac8c44 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ipaddress.py
@@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ def assertBadSplit(addr):
         # A trailing IPv4 address is two parts
         assertBadSplit("10:9:8:7:6:5:4:3:42.42.42.42%scope")
 
+    def test_bad_address_split_v6_too_long(self):
+        def assertBadSplit(addr):
+            msg = r"At most 39 characters expected in %s"
+            with self.assertAddressError(msg, repr(re.escape(addr[:14]))):
+                ipaddress.IPv6Address(addr)
+
+        # Long IPv6 address
+        long_addr = ("0:" * 10000) + "0"
+        assertBadSplit(long_addr)
+        assertBadSplit(long_addr + "%zoneid")
+
     def test_bad_address_split_v6_too_many_parts(self):
         def assertBadSplit(addr):
             msg = "Exactly 8 parts expected without '::' in %r"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2025-01-14-11-19-07.gh-issue-128840.M1doZW.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2025-01-14-11-19-07.gh-issue-128840.M1doZW.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b57ec3e70dcc5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2025-01-14-11-19-07.gh-issue-128840.M1doZW.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Short-circuit the processing of long IPv6 addresses early in :mod:`ipaddress` to prevent excessive
+memory consumption and a minor denial-of-service.