CVE-2025-61143
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NULL Pointer Dereference in libtiff tif_open.c Causes Crash

Publication date: 2026-02-23

Last updated on: 2026-02-25

Assigner: MITRE

Description
libtiff up to v4.7.1 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component libtiff/tif_open.c.
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Published
2026-02-23
Last Modified
2026-02-25
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-02-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-61143
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Vendor Product Version / Range
libtiff libtiff to 4.7.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2025-61143 affects the libtiff library, specifically versions up to and including v4.7.1. The vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference located in the source file libtiff/tif_open.c.

This flaw can cause the application using libtiff to crash when processing TIFF files, due to the NULL pointer dereference.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to application crashes or denial of service when processing TIFF files using the affected libtiff versions.

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Detection Guidance

The vulnerability in libtiff up to version 4.7.1 is a NULL pointer dereference in the source file libtiff/tif_open.c, which can cause application crashes or denial of service when processing TIFF files.

Detection can involve monitoring for crashes or abnormal behavior in applications that process TIFF files using libtiff, especially when handling suspicious or malformed TIFF images.

Specific commands to detect this vulnerability are not provided in the available resources.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update libtiff to a version later than 4.7.1 where the NULL pointer dereference issue in tif_open.c has been fixed.

The fix was merged in the libtiff repository as part of merge request 755, which addresses the null pointer dereference.

Until an update can be applied, avoid processing untrusted or malformed TIFF files that could trigger the vulnerability.

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