5.3

CVE-2024-33664: python-jose_project python-jose Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Analyzed
AliasesopenSUSE-SU-2024:0149-1GHSA-cjwg-qfpm-7377PYSEC-2024-233
Published 25-04-2024Last modified 05-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-33664 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in python-jose_project python-jose. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13928-1CGA-PQ7M-F54J-JWFF

Timeline

  1. 25-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

python-jose through 3.3.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) during a decode via a crafted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with a high compression ratio, aka a "JWT bomb." This is similar to CVE-2024-21319.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.78% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

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

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Python Jose

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (vicarius.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • python-joseAll versions (No fix recorded)
Opensuse1 product
  • python-python-jose&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 3.0.1-bp155.3.6.1
PyPI1 product
  • python-jose< 3.4.0
Python-jose_project1 product
Suse1 product
  • python-python-jose&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5< 3.0.1-bp155.3.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • python-joseAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 6 products

References

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