{"id":"CVE-2019-9674","title":"Lib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.","summary":"Lib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"python","product":"python","affected":["python >= 3.2, <= 3.8","ubuntu_linux = 12.04","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","ubuntu_linux = 20.04","active_iq_unified_manager"],"published":"2020-02-04","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T21:17:20.360","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9674","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.python.org/issue36260","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.python.org/issue36462","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0003/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.python.org/news/security/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.python.org/issue36260","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.python.org/issue36462","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200221-0003/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.python.org/news/security/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.05535,"epssPercentile":0.92612,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.710Z","slug":"CVE-2019-9674","body":"## Overview\n\nLib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `python >= 3.2, <= 3.8`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 20.04`\n- `active_iq_unified_manager`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":1.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}