[CVE-2024-8088] Infinite loop when iterating over zip archive entry names
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There is a HIGH severity vulnerability affecting the CPython "zipfile" module.
When iterating over names of entries in a zip archive (for example, methods of "zipfile.ZipFile" like "namelist()", "iterdir()", "extractall()", etc) the process can be put into an infinite loop with a maliciously crafted zip archive. This defect applies when reading only metadata or extracting the contents of the zip archive. Programs that are not handling user-controlled zip archives are not affected.
Please see the linked CVE ID for the latest information on affected versions:
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A clarification on this vulnerability that is incorrect in the initial advisory: This vulnerability only affects zipfile.Path, not zipfile.ZipFile. Please see the attached CVE for further clarification.
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Seth Larson