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 this token is processed by the server, it results in significant memory allocation and processing time during decompression.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h4pw-wxh7-4vjj Duplicate Advisory: python-jose denial of service via compressed JWE content
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:python-jose_project:python-jose:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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Title python-jose: python-jose: Denial-of-Service via malicious JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token decompression
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Python-jose Project
Python-jose Project python-jose
Vendors & Products Python-jose Project
Python-jose Project python-jose

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-409
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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Description 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 this token is processed by the server, it results in significant memory allocation and processing time during decompression.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-17T16:09:53.251Z

Reserved: 2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-29370

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-17T16:16:04.457

Modified: 2026-01-05T15:14:48.077

Link: CVE-2024-29370

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-29370 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T09:57:29Z

Weaknesses