Vuln Signal Radar
public-safe defensive signal
LOWpublic-safe

CVE-2025-64031

NVD: libarchive 3.8.x before 3.8.2 has a strcpy heap-based buffer overflow in the gzip writer via the original-filename field to archive_compressor_gzip_open in archive_write_add_filter_gzip.c, aka GHSA-92wx-p669-8gr9. NVD: This relates to bsdtar. NVD: Exploitation envisions a marginally plausible scenario in which original-filename is obtained from an untrusted party.

CVSS
2.5
Severity
LOW
EPSS
0.0012 (2)
KEV
-

Source-published summary

NVD: libarchive 3.8.x before 3.8.2 has a strcpy heap-based buffer overflow in the gzip writer via the original-filename field to archive_compressor_gzip_open in archive_write_add_filter_gzip.c, aka GHSA-92wx-p669-8gr9. NVD: This relates to bsdtar. NVD: Exploitation envisions a marginally plausible scenario in which original-filename is obtained from an untrusted party.

Possible impact

Source describes memory safety review. Possible impact: The affected component has memory-safety risk that may lead to crash, privilege, or code-execution impact depending on exposure.

Affected context

Affected product or version requires source confirmation.

Remediation / advisory

Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.

Why it matters

Source describes memory safety review. Possible impact: The affected component has memory-safety risk that may lead to crash, privilege, or code-execution impact depending on exposure.; CVSS 2.5 (LOW); EPSS percentile 2; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD, OSV.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

exposure unknown

Impact tags

memory safety review

Urgency reasons

vendor advisory presentrecent update

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD / OSV description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used
True
fallback summary used
False
unsafe procedural detail present
false
raw source displayed
false
public summary redacted
true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.

Official references