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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2025-1632

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in libarchive versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function "list" of the file "bsdunzip.c". The manipulation leads to NULL pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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