CVE-2024-57970
4.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-57970
To remediate CVE-2024-57970, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libarchive—upgrade to 3.7.9-r0 or later
Is CVE-2024-57970 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.7.9-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |