Buffer overflow in Libtiff

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Libtiff
  • N/a Libtiff — versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8177?
CVE-2025-8177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libtiff, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-8177?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.