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CVE-2024-0450
March 19, 2024
An issue was found in the CPython "zipfile" module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior. The zipfile module is vulnerable to “quoted-overlap” zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive.
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Related Resources (20)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/70497218351ba44bffc8b571201ecb5652d84675
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a956e510f6336d5ae111ba429a61c3ade30a7549
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/66363b9a7b9fe7c99eba3a185b74c5fdbf842eba
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-0450
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0005/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/30fe5d853b56138dbec62432d370a1f99409fc85
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2c59992e9e8d35baba9695eb186ad6c6ff85c51
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-0450
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)
CWE-405
EPSS
Base Score:
0.15