What is CVE-2024-25817?

CVE-2024-25817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eza.rock Eza, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-25817?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-25817 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Eza.rock Eza

CVE-2024-25817

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Eza.rock Eza

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.cubeyond.net/blog/my-cves/eza-cve-report (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-25817?: CVE-2024-25817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eza.rock Eza, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-25817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-25817 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.