Description
python-jose through 3.3.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) during a decode via a crafted JSON Web Encryption (JWE) token with a high compression ratio, aka a "JWT bomb." This is similar to CVE-2024-21319.
Published: 2024-04-25
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cjwg-qfpm-7377 python-jose denial of service via compressed JWE content
History

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Python-jose Project
Python-jose Project python-jose
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:python-jose_project:python-jose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Python-jose Project
Python-jose Project python-jose

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:30:00 +0000


Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
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'}


Subscriptions

Python-jose Project Python-jose
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-05T15:28:29.569Z

Reserved: 2024-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-33664

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-19T07:47:43.796Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-26T00:15:09.060

Modified: 2025-09-02T18:36:30.130

Link: CVE-2024-33664

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-04-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-33664 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses