CVE-2025-8177: libtiff Buffer Overflow

Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function setrow of the file tools/thumbnail.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The patch is named e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-119 Buffer Overflow

CWE-120 CWE-120

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
libtiff	libtiff	< 4.7.0

References

Advisories & Patches

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715

Exploits

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715

Other References

http://www.libtiff.org/ https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/737 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317591 https://vuldb.com/?id.317591 https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797 https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-8177? +

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function setrow of the file tools/thumbnail.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The patch is named e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-8177? +

CVE-2025-8177 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-8177? +

CVE-2025-8177 affects products from libtiff, specifically: libtiff. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-8177? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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