What is CVE-2024-29371?

CVE-2024-29371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jose4j_project Jose4j, classified under CWE-1259. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-29371?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jose4j_project Jose4j

CVE-2024-29371

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…

EPSS: 0.002 (16.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Jose4j_project Jose4j
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1259

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29371?: CVE-2024-29371 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jose4j_project Jose4j, classified under CWE-1259. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-29371?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.