CVE-2024-57970
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 16 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (15)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0381libarchive: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-02-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libarchive ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415cnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libarchive-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-header-gnu-longlink-46642cnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415nvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422nvd
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