Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2025-9900

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU116196

Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2025-9900

Published: September 30, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116196
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9900
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing image files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

LibTIFF
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Anolis OS
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
SUSE Package Hub 15
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Netezza Appliance
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC)
Oracle Communications Policy Management
Business Automation Insights
IBM Observability with Instana
IBM Security Verify Governance
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
gdal (Ubuntu package)
compat-libtiff3
compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat package)
tiff (Ubuntu package)
libtiff-tools
libtiff-static
libtiff-devel
libtiff
libtiff (Red Hat package)
mingw32-libtiff
mingw32-libtiff-static
mingw64-libtiff
mingw64-libtiff-static
mingw-libtiff (Red Hat package)
tiff-debugsource
tiff
libtiff5
tiff-debuginfo
libtiff5-debuginfo
libtiff5-32bit
libtiff5-debuginfo-32bit
libtiff5-32bit-debuginfo
libtiff-help
libtiff-debuginfo
libtiff-debugsource
libtiff-doc
tiff (Debian package)
tiff-docs
libtiff-devel-32bit
libtiff6-32bit-debuginfo
libtiff6
libtiff6-debuginfo
libtiff-devel-docs
libtiff-devel-64bit
libtiff6-64bit-debuginfo
libtiff6-64bit
libtiff6-32bit
texmaker (Ubuntu package)
qtwebengine-opensource-src (Ubuntu package)
spice-client-win (Red Hat package)
Oracle AutoVue
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function
Juniper Junos Space

How to mitigate CVE-2025-9900

Install updates from vendor's website.

Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.0.1
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.309
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC) - update to 3.8.5
IBM Security Verify Governance - update to 10.0.2.0.7
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.6, 24.0.1.0.6, 25.0.0.0.3
gdal (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2, 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
compat-libtiff3 - addressed in versions 3.9.4-12, 3.9.4-14.0.1
compat-libtiff3 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.9.4-12.el7_9.1, 3.9.4-13.el8_2.1, 3.9.4-13.el8_4.1, 3.9.4-13.el8_6.1, 3.9.4-13.el8_8.1, 3.9.4-14.el8_10
tiff (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16, 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19, 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm9, 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm2, 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.12, 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.4, 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu4.2
libtiff-tools - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35, 4.4.0-13.0.1
libtiff-static - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35, 4.4.0-13.0.1
libtiff-devel - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35, 4.4.0-13.0.1
libtiff - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35, 4.4.0-13.0.1
libtiff (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35.el7_9.1, 4.0.9-17.el8_2.1, 4.0.9-18.el8_4.1, 4.0.9-21.el8_6.1, 4.0.9-29.el8_8.1, 4.0.9-35.el8_10, 4.2.0-3.el9_0.2, 4.4.0-8.el9_2.4, 4.4.0-12.el9_4.4, 4.4.0-13.el9_6.2, 4.4.0-15.el9_7.2, 4.6.0-6.el10_0.1
mingw32-libtiff - update to 4.0.9-3
mingw32-libtiff-static - update to 4.0.9-3
mingw64-libtiff - update to 4.0.9-3
mingw64-libtiff-static - update to 4.0.9-3
mingw-libtiff (Red Hat package) - update to 4.0.9-3.el8_10
tiff-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1, 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
tiff - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff5 - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1
tiff-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1, 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff5-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1
libtiff5-32bit - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1
libtiff-devel - addressed in versions 4.0.9-44.97.1, 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1, 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff5-debuginfo-32bit - update to 4.0.9-44.97.1
libtiff5-32bit-debuginfo - update to 4.0.9-150000.45.60.1
libtiff-help - addressed in versions 4.3.0-31, 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-devel - addressed in versions 4.3.0-31, 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.3.0-31, 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff - addressed in versions 4.3.0-31, 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.3.0-31, 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-static - addressed in versions 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-tools - addressed in versions 4.3.0-45, 4.6.0-6
libtiff-doc - update to 4.4.0-13.0.1
tiff (Debian package) - addressed in versions 4.5.0-6+deb12u3, 4.7.0-3+deb13u1
tiff-docs - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff-devel-32bit - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6-32bit-debuginfo - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6 - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6-debuginfo - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff-devel-docs - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff-devel-64bit - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6-64bit-debuginfo - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6-64bit - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
libtiff6-32bit - update to 4.7.1-150600.3.23.1
texmaker (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 5.0.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1, 5.0.3-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1, 5.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
qtwebengine-opensource-src (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2+esm1, 5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1.1+esm1, 5.15.9+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 5.15.16+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 5.15.19+dfsg2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
spice-client-win (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 8.10-3.el8_2.1, 8.10-3.el8_4.1, 8.10-3.el8_6.1, 8.10-3.el8_8.1
Juniper Junos Space - update to 26.1R1 Patch V1

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