CVE-2024-28102
python-jwcrypto - security update
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
JWCrypto implements JWK, JWS, and JWE specifications using python-cryptography. Prior to version 1.5.6, an attacker can cause a denial of service attack by passing in a malicious JWE Token with a high compression ratio. When the server processes this token, it will consume a lot of memory and processing time. Version 1.5.6 fixes this vulnerability by limiting the maximum token length.
How to fix CVE-2024-28102
To remediate CVE-2024-28102, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.8.0-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.0-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.6 or later
Is CVE-2024-28102 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.8.0-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 0.8.0-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 1.5.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |