CVE-2024-25817
eza Potential Heap Overflow Vulnerability for AArch64
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
CVE-2024-25817- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
CVE-2024-25817- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0491
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0491- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch
eza Potential Heap Overflow Vulnerability for AArch64
Summary
In eza, there exists a potential heap overflow vulnerability, first seen when using Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi series system, on ubuntu-raspi kernel, relating to the .git directory.
Details
The vulnerability seems to be triggered by the .git directory in some projects. This issue may be related to specific files, and the directory structure also plays a role in triggering the vulnerability. Files/folders that may be involved in triggering the vulnerability include .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects.
As @polly pointed out to me, this is likely caused by GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8, which we do seem to use currently.
PoC
For more information check @CuB3y0nd's blogpost blog.
Impact
Arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
CVE-2024-25817- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-25817
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25817- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch
eza Potential Heap Overflow Vulnerability for AArch64
Summary
In eza, there exists a potential heap overflow vulnerability, first seen when using Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi series system, on ubuntu-raspi kernel, relating to the .git directory.
Details
The vulnerability seems to be triggered by the .git directory in some projects. This issue may be related to specific files, and the directory structure also plays a role in triggering the vulnerability. Files/folders that may be involved in triggering the vulnerability include .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects.
As @polly pointed out to me, this is likely caused by GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8, which we do seem to use currently.
PoC
For more information check @CuB3y0nd's blogpost blog.
Impact
Arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-25817
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in eza before version 0.18.2, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the .git/HEAD, .git/refs, and .git/objects components.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25817- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25817 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Eza, published February 8, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in eza 0.18.2.
References
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch
cubeyond.net/blog/my-cves/eza-cve-report
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25817
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25817
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25817