CVE-2025-9165
Published: August 20, 2025Last modified: September 26, 2025
Description
A flaw has been found in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This affects the function _TIFFmallocExt/_TIFFCheckRealloc/TIFFHashSetNew/InitCCITTFax3 of the file tools/tiffcmp.c of the component tiffcmp. Executing manipulation can lead to memory leak. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called ed141286a37f6e5ddafb5069347ff5d587e7a4e0. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 2.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | tiff | Fixed (4.4.0-r5) |
| 25 LTS | tiff | Fixed (4.7.1-r0) | |
| Stream | tiff | Fixed (4.7.1-r0) |
References
- http://www.libtiff.org/
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FWhmkzksH8-qU0ZM6seBzGNB3aPnX3G8/view?usp=sharing
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/ed141286a37f6e5ddafb5069347ff5d587e7a4e0
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/728
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/728#note_2709263214
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/747
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320543
- https://vuldb.com/?id.320543
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630506
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630507