CVE-2025-25724
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-25724
To remediate CVE-2025-25724, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libarchive—upgrade to 3.7.9-r0 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2025-25724 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.7.9-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |