CVE-2024-29371

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7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

I

n 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.

References
Link Resource
https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attack Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation
https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attack Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

23 Jan 2026, 20:15

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Summary (en) 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. (en) 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.

05 Jan 2026, 15:12

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First Time Jose4j Project
Jose4j Project jose4j
CPE cpe:2.3:a:jose4j_project:jose4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation

18 Dec 2025, 15:07

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-12-17 16:16

Updated : 2026-01-23 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-29371

Mitre link : CVE-2024-29371

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-29371

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Products Affected

jose4j_project

CWE
CWE-1259

Improper Restriction of Security Token Assignment