CVE-2024-20696: microsoft windows_10_1809 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-20696MGASA-2024-0363SUSE-SU-2024:2081-1SUSE-SU-2024:2082-1SUSE-SU-2024:2171-1SUSE-SU-2024:2171-2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-20696USN-7087-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-20696DSA-5806-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14378-1
Published 09-01-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-20696 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in microsoft windows_10_1809. EPSS estimates a 3.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
3.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 09-01-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.13% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.13%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse21 products
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 3.4.2-150200.4.18.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 3.4.2-150200.4.18.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 3.4.2-150200.4.18.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
Microsoft18 products
- windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.5329
- windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.3930
- windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.3930
- windows 10 version 1809≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5329 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.17763.5329
- windows 10 version 21h2≥ 10.0.19043.0, < 10.0.19044.3930
Opensuse4 products
- libarchive&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
- libarchive&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
- libarchive&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4< 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1
- libarchive&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 3.7.6-1.1
Alpine1 product
- libarchive< 3.7.5-r0
Debian1 product
- libarchive< 3.7.4-1.1 | < 3.6.2-1+deb12u2
Mageia1 product
- libarchive< 3.6.2-5.3.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
- libarchive< 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4 | < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2 | < 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2 | < 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.4 | < 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.3 | < 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.3
7 vendors · 47 products
References
21 links
- github.com/clearbluejar/CVE-2024-20696X Transferred
Show all 21 references
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory