CVE-2025-25724
Apache Libarchive strftime Denial of Service
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.
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Published Date :
March 2, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 2, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.5
Exploitability Score :
1.4
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-252 Added Reference https://gist.github.com/Ekkosun/a83870ce7f3b7813b9b462a395e8ad92 Added Reference https://github.com/Ekkosun/pocs/blob/main/bsdtarbug Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/b439d586f53911c84be5e380445a8a259e19114c/tar/util.c#L751-L752
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