CVE-2025-5915
6.6
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can lead to a heap buffer over-read due to the size of a filter block potentially exceeding the Lempel-Ziv-Storer-Schieber (LZSS) window. This means the library may attempt to read beyond the allocated memory buffer, which can result in unpredictable program behavior, crashes (denial of service), or the disclosure of sensitive information from adjacent memory regions.
How to fix CVE-2025-5915
To remediate CVE-2025-5915, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.6.2-1+deb12u3 or later
Is CVE-2025-5915 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.6.2-1+deb12u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |