VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-48957

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.51%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected: libarchive/libarchive
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.7.4...v3.7.5Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2149Patch
https://github.com/terrynini/CVE-Reports/blob/main/CVE-2024-48957/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.