Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency Affecting cpython package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-CPYTHON-13539475
  • published13 Oct 2025
  • disclosed7 Oct 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-8291  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-130  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for cpython.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in the zipfile module when the End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset is not properly validated. An attacker can modify a crafted ZIP archive to cause incorrect file extraction or manipulation by exploiting the unchecked offset value.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1