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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-8961

medium Nessus Plugin ID 259998

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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.
 (CVE-2025-8961)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-8961

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-8961

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 259998

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_8961.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/31/2025

Updated: 10/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8961

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-tools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-libtiff, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-libtiff, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tiff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-libtiff, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-libtiff3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-static, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-libtiff-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff-static, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-libtiff, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libtiff-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libtiff, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8961