CVE-2024-48958: Buffer Overflow

Published Oct 10, 2024
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Updated

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

Other sources

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

Apple

AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

Apple

Credit

Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-9681, Andr.Ess, Kirin@@Pwnrin, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, an anonymous researcher, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Jaydev Ahire, @@RenwaX23, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Andrew James Gonzalez, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), rheza@@ginggilBesel, Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Apple, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), ABC Research s.r.o., Murray Mike, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Alhour@@NSAntoine, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., zbleet(QI), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH)

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/libarchive<=3.6.2-1+deb12u1, <=3.7.4-1
3.4.3-2+deb11u1
Libarchive libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5
Libarchive libarchive<3.7.5
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4

Event History

Oct 10, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:29 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Apr 1, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-48958?

CVE-2024-48958 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for out-of-bounds access.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-48958?

To mitigate CVE-2024-48958, update libarchive to version 3.7.5 or later.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2024-48958?

CVE-2024-48958 could allow attackers to exploit out-of-bounds access, potentially leading to data corruption or arbitrary code execution.

4

What versions of libarchive are affected by CVE-2024-48958?

CVE-2024-48958 affects libarchive versions prior to 3.7.5, including all versions from 3.6.0 up to 3.7.4.

5

Is there a specific environment where CVE-2024-48958 is mainly a concern?

CVE-2024-48958 is particularly concerning for systems that handle untrusted RAR archive files.

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