CVE-2025-25724 (Medium) detected in libarchivev3.7.7

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CVE-2025-25724 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - libarchivev3.7.7

Multi-format archive and compression library

Library home page: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive.git

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/contrib/libarchive/tar/util.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2025-03-02

URL: CVE-2025-25724

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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