Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2025-8177
Published: August 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113646
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8177
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-8177
Install updates from vendor's website.