CVE-2025-60753

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: November 05, 2025 Modified: February 04, 2026
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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).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Papya-j/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-60753
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libarchive