CVE-2024-0450
Quoted zip-bomb protection for zipfile
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/30fe5d853b56138dbec62432d370a1f99409fc85
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/66363b9a7b9fe7c99eba3a185b74c5fdbf842eba
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/70497218351ba44bffc8b571201ecb5652d84675
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2c59992e9e8d35baba9695eb186ad6c6ff85c51
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a956e510f6336d5ae111ba429a61c3ade30a7549
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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