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CVE-2025-8534· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

libtiff tiff2ps tiff2ps.c PS_Lvl2page null pointer dereference

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 4/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.19% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: azl3 libtiff 4.6.0-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.6.0-7; cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0 4.6.0-7; cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-8 on CBL Mariner 2.0 4.6.0-8.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 libtiff 4.6.0-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 4.6.0-7; cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0 4.6.0-7; cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-8 on CBL Mariner 2.0 4.6.0-8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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."

LowCVSS 1.1 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 4, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 8th percentile

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Action score

4

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
4 / 40 · 1.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · VulDB
2.0
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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

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Affected systems

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libtifflibtiff

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libtiff libtiff4.6.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a libtiff

    • 4.6.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12tifffrom 0—
Debian:14tiffbefore 4.7.1-14.7.1-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6tiffbefore 4.7.0-150600.3.18.14.7.0-150600.3.18.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0tiffbefore 4.7.1-160000.1.14.7.1-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0tiff-manbefore 4.7.1-160000.1.14.7.1-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedtiffbefore 4.7.0-8.14.7.0-8.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3tiffbefore 4.0.9-150000.45.55.14.0.9-150000.45.55.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6tiffbefore 4.7.0-150600.3.18.14.7.0-150600.3.18.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0tiffbefore 4.7.1-160000.1.14.7.1-160000.1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5tiffbefore 4.0.9-44.94.14.0.9-44.94.1
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0tiffbefore 4.7.1-1.14.7.1-1.1
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1tiffbefore 4.7.1-slfo.1.1_1.14.7.1-slfo.1.1_1.1

Same product

libtiff: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-3459Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the TIFF library (libtiff) before 3.8.2, as used in Adobe Reader 9.3.0 and other products, allow co
    46Plan
  • CVE-2004-1308Integer overflow in (1) tif_dirread.c and (2) tif_fax3.c for libtiff 3.5.7 and 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
    44Plan
  • CVE-2018-12900Heap-based buffer overflow in the cpSeparateBufToContigBuf function in tiffcp.c in LibTIFF 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 4.0.0beta7, 4.
    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-8177Jul 26, 2025 · LibTIFF thumbnail.c setrow buffer overflow
    19Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-13978Aug 1, 2025 · LibTIFF fax2ps tiff2pdf.c t2p_read_tiff_init null pointer dereference
    8Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-8851Aug 11, 2025 · LibTIFF tiffcrop tiffcrop.c readSeparateStripsetoBuffer stack-based overflow
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
azl3 libtiff 4.6.0-7 on Azure Linux 3.04.6.0-7 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-6 on CBL Mariner 2.04.6.0-7 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 libtiff 4.6.0-8 on CBL Mariner 2.04.6.0-8 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:tiff4.7.1-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:tiff4.7.0-150600.3.18.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:tiff-man4.7.1-160000.1.1 · openSUSE:Leap 16.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:tiff4.0.9-150000.45.55.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:tiff4.7.0-150600.3.18.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-139783 days apartLibTIFF fax2ps tiff2pdf.c t2p_read_tiff_init null pointer dereference
    8Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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