CVE-2025-25724CWE-252
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…
Medium · published March 2, 2025
What it is
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.
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Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 4.0 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00367 · 29.4th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value
- Published
- 2025-03-02T00:00Z
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