MEDIUM 4.0 Microsoft
CVE-2025-25724
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.
Microsoft Security Update 2025-Mar: 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.
Affected Products
- cbl2 libarchive 3.6.1-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- cbl2 libarchive 3.6.1-5 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25724
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25724
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 was published on 2025-03-11 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 libarchive 3.6.1-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0, cbl2 libarchive 3.6.1-5 on CBL Mariner 2.0, azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-2 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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