SB2025080554 - Fedora 43 update for libtiff
Published: August 5, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025080554
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8177)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the setrow() function in tools/thumbnail.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.