CVE-2025-8961

Publication date 14 August 2025

Last updated 29 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3 · Low

Score breakdown

Description

A weakness has been identified in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This affects the function main of the file tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. Executing manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

Read the notes from the security team

Why is this CVE low priority?

only a DoS in command-line tool

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qtwebengine-opensource-src 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
texmaker 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
gdal 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
neuron 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
tiff 25.04 plucky
Fixed 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu4.2
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.4
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.12
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm9
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm19
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm16

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Notes

sbeattie

texmaker added an embedded copy of libtiff in bionic

mdeslaur

This is a denial of service in the tiffcrop command line tool, marking as low-severity.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
tiff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.3 · Low
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7783-1
    • LibTIFF vulnerabilities
    • 29 September 2025

Other references