CVE-2024-48615

Exp

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Published: 2025-03-28 Last update: 2025-04-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-48615 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-48615

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-48615

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.40% 0.29% -0.11%
2 2026-01-22 0.05% 0.40% +0.35%
3 2025-04-03 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-48615

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-48615

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-48615

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-48615: 1 source package rows (libarchive); 41 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 41. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-48615
debian unimportant CVE-2024-48615 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-48615
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48615
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-48615 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libarchive), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 7, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-48615

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-48615

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libarchive libarchive <= 3.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-48615

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