GIMP FLI File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GIMP. This affects an unknown part of the component FLI File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2761. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in GIMP (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component FLI File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GIMP FLI File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of FLI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25100.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2761 since 03/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235926 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gimp (SUSE-SU-2025:1546-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (235926). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Image Processing Software

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• GIMP

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• open-source

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