GIMP TGA Image Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GIMP. Affected is an unknown function of the component TGA Image Parser. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-48797. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GIMP (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component TGA Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA 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 a heap buffer overflow.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48797 since 05/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/22/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237912 (Debian dsa-5939 : gimp - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237912), EUVD (EUVD-2025-16288) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1144). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Open Source GIMP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237912
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5939 : gimp - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/26/2025 🔍
05/27/2025 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2025 +209 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-48797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310375
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1144 - GIMP: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2025 18:39
Updated: 12/22/2025 22:26
Changes: 05/27/2025 18:39 (61), 06/08/2025 08:56 (2), 06/09/2025 17:21 (1), 06/17/2025 11:41 (1), 12/22/2025 22:26 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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