CVE-2024-57970 (Medium) detected in libarchivev3.7.7

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CVE-2024-57970 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - libarchivev3.7.7

Multi-format archive and compression library

Library home page: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive.git

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/contrib/libarchive/libarchive/archive_read_support_format_tar.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2025-02-16

URL: CVE-2024-57970

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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