libtiff tiff2ps tiff2ps.c PS_Lvl2page null pointer dereference
Summary
libtiff tiff2ps tiff2ps.c PS_Lvl2page null pointer dereference
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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."
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8534 tiff
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8534 gdal
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- patch gitlab.com
- patch gitlab.com
- report gitlab.com
- report vuldb.com
- report drive.google.com
- web libtiff.org