CVE-2024-29371
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CVE-2024-29371 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In jose4j before 0.9.6, an attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. When this token is processed by the server, it results in significant memory allocation and processing time during decompression.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In jose4j before 0.9.6, an attacker can cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. When this token is processed by the server, it results in significant memory allocation and processing time during decompression.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jose4j Project | Jose4j | < 0.9.5 |
References
- https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attackExploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation
- https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attackExploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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