CVE-2025-8534

Aug. 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

2.0
Low

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in libtiff 4.6.0. This vulnerability affects the function PS_Lvl2page of the file tools/tiff2ps.c of the component tiff2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 6ba36f159fd396ad11bf6b7874554197736ecc8b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. One of the maintainers explains, that "[t]his error only occurs if DEFER_STRILE_LOAD (defer-strile-load:BOOL=ON) or TIFFOpen( .. "rD") option is used."

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Tiff
  • Libtiff
  • 4.6.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-404
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a tiff libtiff 4.6.0 / / / / / / /

References

http://www.libtiff.org/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15JPA3kLYiYD-nRNJ8y8HmnYjhv9NE7k6/view?usp=drive_link
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/6ba36f159fd396ad11bf6b7874554197736ecc8b
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/718
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/746
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318664
https://vuldb.com/?id.318664
https://vuldb.com/?submit.617831
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/718
https://vuldb.com/?submit.617831

Tags

cna@vuldb.com
CWE-404
2025-08-05
CVE-2025-8534

CVSS Score

2.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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

    View Vector String

Timeline

Published: Aug. 5, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cna@vuldb.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.