CVE-2024-48958

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 45.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-10-10 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 20:41Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-10-10

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

245bd07bd3561aa74be7a59b60b8dfc963d4e6c9eac333da7f357655bcb070f7

• github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.7.4...v3.7.5
• github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2148
• github.comhttps://github.com/terrynini/CVE-Reports/tree/main/CVE-2024-48958
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11