CVE-2024-29371

HIGH EPSS 15.4%
Published Dec 17, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 17, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1259

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
jose4j_projectjose4j* <0.9.5

References 1

  • bitbucket.org https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attack
    ExploitIssue TrackingMitigation

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.