Multiple Interpretations of UI Input Affecting python39-setuptools package, versions <0:50.3.2-5.module+el8.10.0+20345+671a55aa


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PYTHON39SETUPTOOLS-6681439
  • published27 Apr 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 19 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-0450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-450  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 python39-setuptools to version 0:50.3.2-5.module+el8.10.0+20345+671a55aa or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python39-setuptools package and not the python39-setuptools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was found in the CPython zipfile module affecting versions 3.12.1, 3.11.7, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 and prior.

The zipfile module is vulnerable to “quoted-overlap” zip-bombs which exploit the zip format to create a zip-bomb with a high compression ratio. The fixed versions of CPython makes the zipfile module reject zip archives which overlap entries in the archive.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1