CVE-2024-57970

MEDIUM EPSS 14.1%
Published Feb 16, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.0 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 16, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c via a TAR archive because it mishandles truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.0
Exploitability
2.5
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-126

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415
  • github.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.