Overview
What is CVE-2024-57970?
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.
CVE intelligence
CVE-2024-57970
Vulnerability intelligence
4.0MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2024-57970 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.0. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships