CVE-2025-48798
GIMP XCF Image File Use-After-Free Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 28, 2025, 3:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-48798
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-48798.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-416 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-48798 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-48798
weaknesses.