CVE-2024-29370
mediumIn python-jose 3.3.0 (specifically jwe.decrypt), a vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON W…
Vendor / product: Python-jose Project — python-jose
In python-jose 3.3.0 (specifically jwe.decrypt), a vulnerability allows an attacker to 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
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2025-12-17 16:16
Modified: 2026-10-27 18:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-28 11:29 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
python-jose_project / python-jose 3.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/issues/344
References
- https://github.com/mpdavis/python-jose/issues/344 cve@mitre.org
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-28 11:29 UTC · record ↗