6.2

CVE-2024-0450: Quoted zip-bomb protection for zipfile

Deferred
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-0450SUSE-SU-2024:1843-1SUSE-SU-2024:1844-1
Published 19-03-2024Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-0450 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in python software foundation cpython. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.2/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 27 · Related 22
DLA-3772-1DLA-3948-1DLA-3980-1MGASA-2024-0096OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13790-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13799-1

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 8 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse15 products
  • python-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 2.7.18-33.35.1
  • python-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 2.7.18-33.35.1
  • python-base&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5< 2.7.18-33.35.1
  • python-doc&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 2.7.18-33.35.1
  • python-doc&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 2.7.18-33.35.1
Chainguard11 products
  • aws-cli-v2< 2.15.35-r0
  • python-3.10< 3.10.14-r0
  • python-3.11< 3.11.8-r0
  • python-3.12< 3.12.2-r0
  • python-3.12-base< 3.12.2-r0
Redhat10 products
  • python3.12< 0:3.12.3-2.el8_10
  • python3.12-debug< 0:3.12.3-2.el8_10
  • python3.12-debuginfo< 0:3.12.3-2.el8_10
  • python3.12-debugsource< 0:3.12.3-2.el8_10
  • python3.12-devel< 0:3.12.3-2.el8_10
Wolfi10 products
  • aws-cli-v2< 2.15.35-r0
  • python-3.10< 3.10.14-r0
  • python-3.11< 3.11.8-r0
  • python-3.12< 3.12.2-r0
  • python-3.12-base< 3.12.2-r0
Ubuntu9 products
  • python2.7All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.7.18-1~20.04.7+esm4 | < 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3
  • python3.10< 3.10.12-1~22.04.4
  • python3.11< 3.11.0~rc1-1~22.04.1~esm1
  • python3.4All versions (No fix recorded)
  • python3.5< 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1 | < 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm13
Debian3 products
  • pypy3< 7.3.11+dfsg-2+deb12u2 | < 7.3.16+dfsg-1
  • python2.7< 2.7.16-2+deb10u4
  • python3.11< 3.11.2-6+deb12u2
Opensuse2 products
  • python311&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 3.11.8-5.1
  • python&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.7.18-47.1
Alpine1 product
  • python3< 3.10.14-r0
Python software foundation1 product
  • cpython< 3.8.19 | ≥ 3.9.0, < 3.9.19 | ≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.14 | ≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.8 | ≥ 3.12.0, < 3.12.2 | ≥ 3.13.0a1, < 3.13.0a3

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