CVE-2024-57970 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-57970

Vendor Libarchive
Product libarchive
Weakness CWE-126
Published February 16, 2025
Last update February 18, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 16, 2025 CVE published
February 18, 2025 Record updated