CVE-2025-5916

Libarchive: integer overflow while reading warc files at archive_read_support_format_warc.c

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2025 at 07:49 PM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxOpenShift Container PlatformLibarchive

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.8.0
Affected range stops below 3.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unknown)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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