Infinite loop in zipp - CVE-2024-5569
Published: July 26, 2024 / Updated: February 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94792
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5569
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: jaraco (Jason R. Coombs)
Affected software:
zipp
zipp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted zip file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-5569
Install updates from vendor's website.