CVE-2025-8961
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v4 NEW
1.9
VIR risk
3.3
Description
A weakness has been identified in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This affects the function main of the file tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. Executing manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.7.0-3+deb13u1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.7.0-5 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.7.0-5 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtiff | libtiff | 4.7.0 | |
References
- http://www.libtiff.org/
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/15L4q2eD8GX3Aj3z6SWC3_FbqaM1ChUx2/view?usp=sharing
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/721
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/721#note_2670686960
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319955
- https://vuldb.com/?id.319955
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.627957
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8961.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-8961
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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