CVE-2025-61145 Use after free in n/a
A double free vulnerability in libtiff's tiffcrop tool allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-61145?
CVE-2025-61145 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 23 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libtiff up to v4.7.1 was discovered to contain a double free via the component tools/tiffcrop.c.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61145?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2025-61145?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-61145 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61145 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as AZL-78314, AZL-78333, BELL-CVE-2025-61145, CLSA-2026-1772642268, CLSA-2026-1773829377, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61145 and 8 more.