CVE-2024-0450

Quoted zip-bomb protection for zipfile

Published Mar 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3771-1 python2.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3772-1 python3.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3948-1 pypy3 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3980-1 python3.9 security update
EUVD EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6891-1 Python vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7212-1 Python 2.7 vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/20/5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/30fe5d853b56138dbec62432d370a1f99409fc85 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/66363b9a7b9fe7c99eba3a185b74c5fdbf842eba cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/70497218351ba44bffc8b571201ecb5652d84675 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a2c59992e9e8d35baba9695eb186ad6c6ff85c51 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a956e510f6336d5ae111ba429a61c3ade30a7549 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/d05bac0b74153beb541b88b4fca33bf053990183 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fa181fcf2156f703347b03a3b1966ce47be8ab3b cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109858 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00024.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00025.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00005.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3IGRX54M7RNCQOXVQO5KQKTGWCOABIM/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U5VHWS52HGD743C47UMCSAK2A773M2YE/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/XELNUX2L3IOHBTFU7RQHCY6OUVEWZ2FG/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0450 cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0005/ cve-icon
https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0450 cve-icon
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PSF
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:50 PM
Reserved
Jan 11, 2024, 10:16 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 19, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 19, 2024, 12:00 AM