Is CVE-2024-48615 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-48615 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-14.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-48615?

CVE-2024-48615 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-48615?

Patch guidance is available from libarchive security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-48615.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-48615?

1 product: libarchive libarchive.

Fix CVE-2024-48615 - HIGH libarchive libarchive

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBARCHIVE
Published: 3/28/2025
Last Modified: 4/14/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-48615

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