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.

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Published: 2025-03-11 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-10
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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