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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-37407 · published 8 June 2024

CVE-2024-37407: Libarchive out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Libarchive · Libarchive

Libarchive before 3.7.4 allows name out-of-bounds access when a ZIP archive has an empty-name file and mac-ext is enabled. This occurs in slurp_central_directory in archive_read_support_format_zip.c.

9.1 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.97% · top 39.6% CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
9.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.97%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Libarchive before 3.7.4 allows name out-of-bounds access when a ZIP archive has an empty-name file and mac-ext is enabled. This occurs in slurp_central_directory in archive_read_support_format_zip.c.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b6a979481b7d77c12fa17bbed94576b63bbcb0c0 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2145 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4 Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b6a979481b7d77c12fa17bbed94576b63bbcb0c0 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2145 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-37407), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.