Integer overflow in Libarchive
CVE-2025-5916
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 co…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Libarchive
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat In-vehicle Operating System 1
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5916?
- CVE-2025-5916 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2025-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5916?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5916 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.