CVE-2024-0450
Public on 2024-03-19
Modified on 2024-03-28
Description
An issue was found in the CPython `zipfile` module affecting versions 3.12.2, 3.11.8, 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.
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python26 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2024-04-11 | ALAS2-2024-2515 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.11 | 2024-04-10 | ALAS2023-2024-588 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3.9 | 2024-04-25 | ALAS2023-2024-605 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python36 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | python38 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Python3.8 Extra | python38 | 2024-11-08 | ALAS2PYTHON3.8-2024-016 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |