CVE-2019-9674

Summary

CVECVE-2019-9674
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-04 15:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 07:16:57 UTC
DescriptionLib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.054900000 probability, percentile 0.925880000 (date 2026-10-10)

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All
Application Python Python All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0696-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
Issue 36260: [security] CVE-2019-9674: Zip Bomb vulnerability - Python tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.python.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Python Security — Python Security 0.0 documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 python-security.readthedocs.io Vendor Advisory
Our Blogs | Python.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.python.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0274-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Broken Link
USN-4428-1: Python vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
cpython/zipfile.py at master · python/cpython · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
CVE-2019-9674 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Issue 36462: CVE-2019-9674 : zip bomb vulnerability in Lib/zipfile.py - Python tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.python.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 198293 Ubuntu Security Notification for Python2.7, Python3.7, Python3.8 Vulnerabilities (USN-4754-3)
  • 900115 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for python2 2.7.18
  • 901594 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python2 (6826-1)
  • 902880 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python2 (1913)
  • 906068 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python2 (1913-1)

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