CVE-2025-25724

MEDIUM

4.0

Description

list_item_verbose in tar/util.c in libarchive through 3.7.7 does not check an strftime return value, which can lead to a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive that is read with a verbose value of 2. For example, the 100-byte buffer may not be sufficient for a custom locale.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.0

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/2/2025

Last Modified7/17/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

libarchive:libarchive

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-252

References

https://gist.github.com/Ekkosun/a83870ce7f3b7813b9b462a395e8ad92(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/Ekkosun/pocs/blob/main/bsdtarbug(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/b439d586f53911c84be5e380445a8a259e19114c/tar/util.c#L751-L752(cve@mitre.org)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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