CVE-2025-9165
Public on 2025-08-19
Modified on 2025-08-25
Description
A flaw has been found in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This affects the function _TIFFmallocExt/_TIFFCheckRealloc/TIFFHashSetNew/InitCCITTFax3 of the file tools/tiffcmp.c of the component tiffcmp. Executing manipulation can lead to memory leak. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called ed141286a37f6e5ddafb5069347ff5d587e7a4e0. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | compat-libtiff3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libtiff | 2025-09-29 | ALAS2-2025-3004 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libtiff | 2025-09-15 | ALAS2023-2025-1176 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |