Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c
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cve-program · CVE-2025-5914
PublishedA vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
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cve-program · CVE-2025-5914
PublishedLibarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
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- 6 Nov 2026 01:00:28 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H