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CVE-2025-8851

libtiff: LibTIFF Stack-based buffer overflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 11, 2025

Updated · July 12, 2026

Description

A stack based buffer overflow flaw has been discovered in libTIFF. An attacker with local access may be able to craft input to the readSeparateStripsetoBuffer function in the file tools/tiffcrop.c that triggers this flaw. This issue could allow an attacker to achieve local code execution in the context of the affected process.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-805 · Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value