Medium severity · published Nov 5, 2025
CVE-2025-60753
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
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libarchive · Libarchive
through 3.8.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60753
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60753
Exploit
https://github.com/Papya-j/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-60753
Exploit
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725
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