CVE-2025-5918

low

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition.

References

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-06-09

Updated: 2025-06-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00015