VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-25724

CVSS score4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-03-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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.

Weakness classification

  • cve@mitre.org: CWE-252

Primary references