CVE-2024-25978
Msa-24-0001: denial of service risk in file picker unzip functionality
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 7.5
Msa-24-0001: denial of service risk in file picker unzip functionality
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
CVE-2024-25978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0504 7.5
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0504- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-487g-3m3v-hjhq 7.5
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in moodle
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
GHSA-487g-3m3v-hjhq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 7.5
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
CVE-2024-25978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 7.5
Msa-24-0001: denial of service risk in file picker unzip functionality
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
CVE-2024-25978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-487g-3m3v-hjhq 7.5
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in moodle
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
GHSA-487g-3m3v-hjhq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-25978 7.5
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25978- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-moodle-2024-25978No score
Msa-24-0001: denial of service risk in file picker unzip functionality
Insufficient file size checks resulted in a denial of service risk in the file picker's unzip functionality.
- Record
BIT-moodle-2024-25978- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
moodle/moodlePackagist | 4.3.0 up to 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | 4.2.0 up to 4.2.6 | 4.2.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | before 4.1.9 | 4.1.9 |
moodleBitnami | before 4.1.9, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.6, 4.3.0 up to 4.3.3 | 4.1.94.2.64.3.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | 4.3.0 up to 4.3.3, plus listed versions v4.3.0v4.3.1v4.3.2 | 4.3.3 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | 4.2.0 up to 4.2.6, plus listed versions v4.2.0v4.2.1v4.2.2v4.2.3v4.2.4v4.2.5 | 4.2.6 |
moodle/moodlePackagist | before 4.1.9, plus listed versions v2.3.10v2.3.11v2.3.4v2.3.5v2.3.6 Show 45 moreShow lessv2.3.7v2.3.8v2.3.9v2.4.0v2.4.0-rc1v2.4.1v2.4.10v2.4.11v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4v2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8v2.4.9v2.5.0v2.5.0-betav2.5.0-rc1v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3v2.5.4v2.5.5v2.5.6v2.5.7v2.5.8v2.5.9v2.6.0v2.6.0-betav2.6.0-rc1v2.6.1v2.6.10v2.6.11v2.6.2v2.6.3v2.6.4v2.6.5v2.6.6v2.6.7v2.6.8v2.6.9v2.7.0v2.7.0-betav2.7.0-rc1 | 4.1.9 |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.9+dfsg-12.7.10+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-12.7.11+dfsg-22.7.12+dfsg-13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 | None known |
moodleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu13.0.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1+esm1 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fedoraproject Fedora, published February 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in moodle/moodle 4.3.3.
References
git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-74641
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2264074
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KXGBYJ43BUEBUAQZU3DT5I5A3YLF47CB
moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=455634
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25978
github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/9ba14233597480fb78c04d531050c090de4e60a2
Left out here: 291 versions. The JSON record has them.