What is CVE-2024-48958?

CVE-2024-48958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-48958?

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

Is CVE-2024-48958 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libarchive

CVE-2024-48958

execute_filter_delta in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Libarchive
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48958?: CVE-2024-48958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-48958?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-48958 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.