Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libtiff package, versions [,4.7.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBTIFF-12177867
  • published26 Aug 2025
  • disclosed11 Aug 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-8851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libtiff to version 4.7.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the readSeparateStripsetoBuffer function. An attacker can cause application instability and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted image file that triggers improper bounds checking.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1