Use After Free Affecting libtiff package, versions [,4.7.1-rc1)
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- published19 Aug 2025
- disclosed26 Jul 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Jul 2025
CVE-2025-8176 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade libtiff to version 4.7.1-rc1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the get_histogram function when processing a specially crafted TIFF file. An attacker can cause memory corruption, causing a denial of service and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity, by supplying a malicious file to be processed locally.