What is CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons_compress, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-26308?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-26308 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Apache Commons_compress

CVE-2024-26308

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Commons_compress
Apache Software Foundation Commons Compress — versions 1.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security@apache.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26308?: CVE-2024-26308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons_compress, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-26308?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-26308 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.