CVE-2024-48615 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: What is CVE-2024-48615?

CVE-2024-48615 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-48615?

CVE-2024-48615 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-48615?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libarchive Libarchive.

Vulnerability 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 Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libarchive	Libarchive	<= 3.7.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://github.com/88Sanghy88/crash-testExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.6/libarchive-3.7Product
https://github.com/88Sanghy88/crash-testExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-48615?

CVE-2024-48615 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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.

How severe is CVE-2024-48615?

CVE-2024-48615 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-48615?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libarchive Libarchive.