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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-8177
LibTIFF thumbnail.c setrow buffer overflow
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Sept. 11, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8177 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update LibTIFF to the latest version to resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability.
  • Apply the provided patch to LibTIFF.
  • Update to a supported version of LibTIFF.
  • Ensure all LibTIFF instances are patched.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-8177.

URL Resource
http://www.libtiff.org/ Product
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22 Patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/737 Product
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317591 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.317591 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-8177 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-8177 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-8177 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-8177 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.7.0
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/737 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317591 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.317591 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: http://www.libtiff.org/ Types: Product
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added Description 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.
    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:X/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-120
    Added Reference http://www.libtiff.org/
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/737
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317591
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.317591
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621797
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
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact