CVE-2025-8194
Published: Jul 28, 2025
Modified: Apr 21, 2026
CVSS v3.1
7.5
Description
There is a defect in the CPython “tarfile” module affecting the “TarFile” extraction and entry enumeration APIs. The tar implementation would process tar archives with negative offsets without error, resulting in an infinite loop and deadlock during the parsing of maliciously crafted tar archives. This vulnerability can be mitigated by including the following patch after importing the “tarfile” module: https://gist.github.com/sethmlarson/1716ac5b82b73dbcbf23ad2eff8b33e1
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Python Software Foundation | CPython | affected 0 - < 3.10.19affected 3.11.0 - < 3.11.14affected 3.12.0 - < 3.12.12affected 3.13.0 - < 3.13.6affected 3.14.0a1 - < 3.14.0rc2 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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