5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-8176
LibTIFF Use After Free Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function get_histogram of the file tools/tiffmedian.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as fe10872e53efba9cc36c66ac4ab3b41a839d5172. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

July 26, 2025, 4:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2025, 2:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8176 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libtiff libtiff
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update LibTIFF to fix a use-after-free vulnerability in tiffmedian.c.
  • Update LibTIFF to version 4.7.0 or later.
  • Apply the patch identified by fe10872e53efba9cc36c66ac4ab3b41a839d5172.
  • Ensure secure coding practices for memory management.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-8176 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function get_histogram of the file tools/tiffmedian.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as fe10872e53efba9cc36c66ac4ab3b41a839d5172. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added Reference http://www.libtiff.org/
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/fe10872e53efba9cc36c66ac4ab3b41a839d5172
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/707
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/727
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317590
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.317590
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621796
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.8
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Base CVSS Score: 5.3
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Base CVSS Score: 4.3
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