Is CVE-2025-25724 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-25724 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-07-17.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-25724?

CVE-2025-25724 has a CVSS score of 4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2025-25724?

Patch guidance is available from libarchive security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-25724.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-25724?

1 product: libarchive libarchive.

CVE-2025-25724 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-252

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBARCHIVE
Published: 3/2/2025
Last Modified: 7/17/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-25724

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Affected Products

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Executive Summary