CVE-2025-60753

MEDIUM EPSS 3.6%
Published Nov 5, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 5, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function apply_substitution in file tar/subst.c when processing crafted -s substitution rules. This can cause unbounded memory allocation and lead to denial of service (Out-of-Memory crash).

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt
CWE-835

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
libarchivelibarchive* ≤3.8.1

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/Papya-j/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-60753
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatch