VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-48615
Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/88Sanghy88/crash-testExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.6/libarchive-3.7.6.tar.gzProduct
- https://github.com/88Sanghy88/crash-testExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.