CVE-2024-0450

EUVD-2024-16245
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.
Amplification
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.2 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 35%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
pythoncpython
𝑥
< 3.8.18
ADP
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
pypy3
bookworm
7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u3
fixed
bullseye
ignored
bullseye (security)
7.3.5+dfsg-2+deb11u5
fixed
forky
7.3.20+dfsg-4
fixed
sid
7.3.20+dfsg-4
fixed
trixie
7.3.19+dfsg-2
fixed
python2.7
bullseye
vulnerable
python3.11
bookworm
3.11.2-6+deb12u6
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.11.2-6+deb12u3
fixed
bullseye
ignored
python3.9
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
3.9.2-1+deb11u3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
python2.7
bionic
needs-triage
focal
Fixed 2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4
released
jammy
Fixed 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3
released
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
trusty
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
python3.4
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
trusty
needs-triage
python3.5
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
trusty
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm13
released
python3.6
bionic
Fixed 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm2
released
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.7
bionic
Fixed 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
released
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.8
bionic
Fixed 3.8.0-3ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2
released
focal
Fixed 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.10
released
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.9
focal
Fixed 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm2
released
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.10
focal
dne
jammy
Fixed 3.10.12-1~22.04.4
released
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.11
focal
dne
jammy
Fixed 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm1
released
mantic
Fixed 3.11.6-3ubuntu0.1
released
noble
dne
oracular
dne
plucky
dne
questing
dne
python3.12
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
Fixed 3.12.0-1ubuntu0.1
released
noble
not-affected
oracular
not-affected
plucky
dne
questing
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
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
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5
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
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0005/
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/