7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-26256
libarchive Uninitialized Memory RCE
Description

libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

April 9, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-26256 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
2 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
3 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-26256.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26256

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-26256 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26256 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eb7939b24a681a04648a59cdebd386b1e9dc9237.patch
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/LeSuisse/nixpkgs/commit/81b82a2934521dffef76f7ca305d8d4e22fe7262
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EWANFZ6NEMXFCALXWI2AFKYBOLONAVFC/
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2
    Removed Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWAMR5TY47UKVYMWQXB34CWSBNTRYMBV/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TWAMR5TY47UKVYMWQXB34CWSBNTRYMBV/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EWANFZ6NEMXFCALXWI2AFKYBOLONAVFC/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/05/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/eb7939b24a681a04648a59cdebd386b1e9dc9237.patch [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/LeSuisse/nixpkgs/commit/81b82a2934521dffef76f7ca305d8d4e22fe7262 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.7.4 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26256 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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