CVE Alert: CVE-2025-25724
Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2025-25724
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.
Affected Endpoints:
No affected endpoints listed.
Published Date:
3/2/2025, 2:15:36 AM
⚠️ CVSS Score:
Exploit Status:
Not ExploitedEPS Score: 0.00045 | Ranking EPS: 0.18241
References:
- https://gist.github.com/Ekkosun/a83870ce7f3b7813b9b462a395e8ad92
- https://github.com/Ekkosun/pocs/blob/main/bsdtarbug
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/b439d586f53911c84be5e380445a8a259e19114c/tar/util.c#L751-L752
Recommended Action:
No proposed action available. Please refer to vendor documentation for updates.
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