What is CVE-2024-29370?

CVE-2024-29370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python-jose_project Python-jose, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-29370?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Python-jose_project Python-jose

CVE-2024-29370

In python-jose 3.3.0 (specifically jwe.decrypt), a vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition by crafting a malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with an exceptionally high compression ratio. When thi…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Python-jose_project Python-jose — versions 3.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-409 — Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29370?: CVE-2024-29370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python-jose_project Python-jose, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-29370?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.