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

Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), an anonymous researcher, CVE-2024-9681, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Andr.Ess, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Andrew James Gonzalez, Apple, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Stephan Casas, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, 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, mzzzz__, 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), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), 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, Jaydev Ahire, 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, Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, 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, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Libarchive libarchive<3.7.5
Libarchive libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
alpine/libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
alpine/libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
alpine/libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
alpine/libarchive>=3.6.0<3.7.5-r0
3.7.5-r0
debian/libarchive<3.6.2-1+deb12u1
3.6.2-1+deb12u1
debian/libarchive<3.7.2-2.1
3.7.2-2.1
debian/libarchive<3.7.2-2.1
3.7.2-2.1
debian/libarchive
3.6.2-1+deb12u43.6.2-1+deb12u53.7.4-4+deb13u13.8.9-13.8.10-2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/libarchive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.7.5-r0
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/libarchive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.6.2-1+deb12u1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/libarchive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.7.2-2.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/libarchive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.6.2-1+deb12u4Fixed in 3.6.2-1+deb12u5Fixed in 3.7.4-4+deb13u1Fixed in 3.8.9-1Fixed in 3.8.10-2
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade libarchive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.7.5

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
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

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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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