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CVE-2024-26308

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-02-19
  • Fixed in1.26.0
  • WeaknessCWE-770

Am I affected?

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Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-1909:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache commons compress
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.21, < 1.26.01.26.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compressother versions: not affected

    package org.apache.commons:commons-compresshttps://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/

    Affected
    • ≥ 1.21, < 1.26.0fixed in 1.26.0semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-03-07

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Manager Server Module 4.3all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Manager Server 4.3all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSall versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1
  • apache-commons-codecSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSSall versions · fixed in 1.16.1-150200.3.9.1

244 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-26308 Red Hat Product Security48 products fixed · 12 known affected

    commons-compress: OutOfMemoryError unpacking broken Pack200 file

    commons-compress as a component of Cryostat 2 · commons-compress.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 · commons-compress as a component of Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 · +9 more

  • RHSA-2025:7625 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.0 release and security update

  • RHSA-2024:4057 Red Hat Product Security26 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Release of OpenShift Serverless Logic 1.33.0 security update & enhancements

  • RHSA-2024:3989 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Migration Toolkit for Applications security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2024:2833 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Service Registry (container images) release and security update [2.5.11 GA]

  • RHSA-2024:1797 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.9.SP2 release and security update

3 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apache commons compress to 1.26.0
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:7625 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:4057 · 26 productsSee the Red Hat OpenShift serverless 1.33 documentation at: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_openshift_serverless/1.33
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:3989 · 1 productFor details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:2833 · 1 productBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:1706 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
  7. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:1509 · 1 productBefore applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2024-02-19
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4265-ccf5-phj5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26308?

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.21 before 1.26. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26, which fixes the issue.

Is CVE-2024-26308 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-26308 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26308?

CVE-2024-26308 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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