CVE-2024-29371

Dec. 18, 2025, 3:07 p.m.

7.5
High

Description

In jose4j before 0.9.5, 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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1259
Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment
The System-On-A-Chip (SoC) implements a Security Token mechanism to differentiate what actions are allowed or disallowed when a transaction originates from an entity. However, the Security Tokens are improperly protected.

References

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

Tags

cve@mitre.org
2025-12-17
CVE-2024-29371

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 17, 2025, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 3:07 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE is currently being analyzed by NVD staff, this process results in association of reference link tags, CVSS scores, CWE association, and CPE applicability statements.

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