CVE-2024-29370 describes a Denial-of-Service vulnerability in python-jose version 3.3.0, specifically within the jwe.decrypt function. An attacker can craft a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an extremely high compression ratio, leading to excessive memory allocation and processing time during decompression on the server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a potential availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python-jose_project:python-jose:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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