CVE-2025-48798

May 28, 2025, 3:01 p.m.

7.3
High

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing use-after-free issues.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gimp
  • Gimp
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gimp gimp / / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-416
2025-05-27
CVE-2025-48798

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: May 28, 2025, 3:01 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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