Out-of-bounds Read in Libarchive
CVE-2024-37407
Libarchive before 3.7.4 allows name out-of-bounds access when a ZIP archive has an empty-name file and mac-ext is enabled. This occurs in slurp_central_directory in archive_read_support_format_zip.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libarchive — versions 3.7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2145 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b6a979481b7d77c12fa17bbed94576b63bbcb0c0 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37407?
- CVE-2024-37407 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37407?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.