High severity · published Feb 23, 2026
CVE-2025-61144
libtiff up to v4.7.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the readSeparateStripsIntoBuffer function
7.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libtiff up to v4.7.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the readSeparateStripsIntoBuffer function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
before 4.7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61144
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61144
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/optionGo/5ad17e96a0a40f03578dd6c9f8645952
Patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/09f53a86cf26dfd961925227e59e180db617f26d
Patch
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/88cf9dbb48f6e172629795ecffae35d5052f68aa
Exploit
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/740
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/757
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