Is CVE-2024-28102 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-28102 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-12-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28102?

CVE-2024-28102 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-28102?

Patch guidance is available from latchset security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-28102.

CVE-2024-28102 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-28102?

2 products: latchset jwcrypto, debian debian linux.

Description

JWCrypto implements JWK, JWS, and JWE specifications using python-cryptography. Prior to version 1.5.6, an attacker can cause a denial of service attack by passing in a malicious JWE Token with a high compression ratio. When the server processes this token, it will consume a lot of memory and processing time. Version 1.5.6 fixes this vulnerability by limiting the maximum token length.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-770

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LATCHSET
Published: 3/21/2024
Last Modified: 12/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

latchset : jwcryptodebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2024-28102. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-28102

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CVE-2024-28102 vulnerability