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CVE-2025-5916

3.9 · LOW
Published Jun 9, 2025 libarchive CWE-190 EPSS 0.17% (7th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-5916 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting libarchive libarchive. It was published on June 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.9 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.9, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can be triggered when processing a Web Archive (WARC) file that claims to have more than INT64_MAX - 4 content bytes. An attacker could craft a malicious WARC archive to induce this overflow, potentially leading to unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition within applications that process such archives using libarchive. This bug affects libarchive versions prior to 3.8.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libarchive. Update libarchive to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
libarchive libarchive >= 0, < 3.8.0 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5916?

CVE-2025-5916 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting libarchive libarchive. It was published on June 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.9 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-5916?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.9, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-5916?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libarchive. Update libarchive to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-5916?

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