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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 tok...

Published: Dec 17, 2025Updated: Jan 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-1259
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

jose4j is vulnerable to DoS via compressed JWE content

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1259

Affected Products

org.bitbucket.b_c:jose4jMavenOSS Libraries
n/an/a
jose4jjose4j project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
OpenShift Developer Tools and ServicesRed Hat Inc.
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
OpenShift ServerlessRed Hat Inc.
On-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
jose4j projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka jose4j
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29371
nvd.nist.gov
https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/commits/19a90a64c47bb07c4aa5462f1316d5c293d81fcf
bitbucket.org
https://bitbucket.org/b_c/jose4j/issues/220/vuln-zip-bomb-attack
bitbucket.org
and 5 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 17, 2025
Last Updated
Jan 23, 2026

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