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CVE-2024-57970

Published: Feb 16, 2025Updated: Feb 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-126
NVD MITRE
4.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-126

Affected Products

libarchivelibarchive
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Альт 8 СПАО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АЛЬТ СП 10АО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libarchiveСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libarchiveoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libarchive
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ао «ивк»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ivk
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

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

Published
Feb 16, 2025
Last Updated
Feb 18, 2025

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