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CVE-2025-5917

Libarchive: off by one error in build_ustar_entry_name() at archive_write_set_format_pax.c

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 17th percentile. Fixed in 3.8.0.

CVSS 3.12.8LowEPSS percentile17th0.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix3.8.0Upgrade to this build
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e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2025.0200

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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  • LibarchiveAffected: < 3.8.0Upgrade to: 3.8.0Stated by: NVD
  • Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAffected: 8Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 12Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОСAffected: 7.3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw involves an 'off-by-one' miscalculation when handling prefixes and suffixes for file names. This can lead to a 1-byte write overflow. While seemingly small, such an overflow can corrupt adjacent memory, leading to unpredictable program behavior, crashes, or in specific circumstances, could be leveraged as a building block for more sophisticated exploitation. This bug affects libarchive versions prior to 3.8.0.

In plain language

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Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS17th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 17th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

19 events over 515 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  2. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  3. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  4. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  5. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  6. OpenVAS check added

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 2.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

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