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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2024-48615

High
7.5/10

Summary

A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in libarchive versions v3.7.5 through v3.7.6, in the bsdtar program. The issue occurs in the "header_pax_extension" function at "archive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8".

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published