Lib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36260 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36462 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb Vendor Advisory
- https://www.python.org/news/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36260 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36462 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb Vendor Advisory
- https://www.python.org/news/security/ Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · python, canonical, netappNVD modified 2026-10-14 07:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 7
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
References 19
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html Broken Link
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36260 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36462 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py Third Party Advisory
- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0003/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.python.org/news/security/ Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html Broken Link
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36260 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue36462 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py Third Party Advisory
- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0003/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.python.org/news/security/ Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html