# CVE-2024-5569: Denial of Service via crafted zip file in jaraco/zipp

- Also known as: GHSA-JFMJ-5V4G-7637, PYSEC-2026-2074
- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.19.1
- Published: 2024-07-09 · Updated: 2025-10-15

## Affected

- jaraco jaraco/zipp: fixed in 3.19.1
- zipp (PyPI): fixed in 3.19.1

## Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the jaraco/zipp library, affecting all versions prior to 3.19.1. The vulnerability is triggered when processing a specially crafted zip file that leads to an infinite loop. This issue also impacts the zipfile module of CPython, as features from the third-party zipp library are later merged into CPython, and the affected code is identical in both projects. The infinite loop can be initiated through the use of functions affecting the `Path` module in both zipp and zipfile, such as `joinpath`, the overloaded division operator, and `iterdir`. Although the infinite loop is not resource exhaustive, it prevents the application from responding. The vulnerability was addressed in version 3.19.1 of jaraco/zipp.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jaraco jaraco/zipp, zipp, upgrade to a fixed version (3.19.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/be898306-11f9-46b4-b28c-f4c4aa4ffbae
- https://github.com/jaraco/zipp/commit/fd604bd34f0343472521a36da1fbd22e793e14fd

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