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CVE-2024-0450

2024-03-19
Severity Assessment
6.2
MEDIUM
CVSS v3.x Score
Clinical Analysis (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.

Vector Sequencing

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Impact Consequences

Technical Impact

Unchanged
Scope
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Classification

CWE-CWE-405

Timeline

Time Line

PUBLICATION
19 Mar 2024
MODIFICATION
03 Nov 2025
FIRST PATCH
11 Oct 2025
Impact Statistics

Key Metrics

CVSS Score
6.2
MEDIUM
Patches
3
Available
Remediation Protocol

Recommended Solution

No automatic solution found. Check vendor references.
Recommended Actions for Administrators

Immediate Action Plan

1. Inventory

Identify all affected systems in your infrastructure.

2. Assessment

Assess exposure and criticality for your organization.

3. Mitigation

Apply patches or available workarounds.

4. Verification

Test and confirm effectiveness of applied measures.