CVE-2019-9674

Publication date 4 February 2020

Last updated 18 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Lib/zipfile.py in Python through 3.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python2.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.5+esm3
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.10 groovy Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.7.18-1~20.04.1
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.12
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm6
python3.4 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm7
python3.5 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.11
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1
python3.6 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.7 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
python3.8 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

mdeslaur

this is a documentation change only

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
python3.8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

Other references