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CVE-2025-25724

Published: Mar 2, 2025Updated: Jul 17, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-252
NVD MITRE
4.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-252

Affected Products

libarchivelibarchive
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libarchiveoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libarchive
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 9 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://gist.github.com/Ekkosun/a83870ce7f3b7813b9b462a395e8ad92
gist.github.com
https://github.com/Ekkosun/pocs/blob/main/bsdtarbug
github.com
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/b439d586f53911c84be5e380445a8a259e19114c/tar/util.c#L751-L752
github.com
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 2, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 17, 2025

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