CVE-2024-0450

6.2 MEDIUM
Published: March 19, 2024 Modified: November 03, 2025
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Description

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/30fe5d853b56138dbec62432d370a1f99409fc85
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/66363b9a7b9fe7c99eba3a185b74c5fdbf842eba
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/70497218351ba44bffc8b571201ecb5652d84675
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2c59992e9e8d35baba9695eb186ad6c6ff85c51
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a956e510f6336d5ae111ba429a61c3ade30a7549
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b
Source: cna@python.org
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858
Source: cna@python.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html
Source: cna@python.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
Source: cna@python.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
Source: cna@python.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
Source: cna@python.org
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/
Source: cna@python.org
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/
Source: cna@python.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/30fe5d853b56138dbec62432d370a1f99409fc85
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/66363b9a7b9fe7c99eba3a185b74c5fdbf842eba
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/70497218351ba44bffc8b571201ecb5652d84675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2c59992e9e8d35baba9695eb186ad6c6ff85c51
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a956e510f6336d5ae111ba429a61c3ade30a7549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0005/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

33 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.2 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-405

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