CVE-2025-5915

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can lead to a heap buffer over-read due to the size of a filter block potentially exceeding the Lempel-Ziv-Storer-Schieber (LZSS) window. This means the library may attempt to read beyond the allocated memory buffer, which can result in unpredictable program behavior, crashes (denial of service), or the disclosure of sensitive information from adjacent memory regions.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
0 < 3.8.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Workarounds

Upgrade to libarchive version 3.8.0 or later, which includes important security fixes and stability improvements.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References