VDB-312440 · CVE-2025-6035 · EUVD-2025-18287

GIMP Despeckle Plugin integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GIMP. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Despeckle Plugin. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-6035. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GIMP (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Despeckle Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in GIMP. An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIMP "Despeckle" plug-in. The issue occurs due to unchecked multiplication of image dimensions, such as width, height, and bytes-per-pixel (img_bpp), which can result in allocating insufficient memory and subsequently performing out-of-bounds writes. This issue could lead to heap corruption, a potential denial of service (DoS), or arbitrary code execution in certain scenarios.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-6035. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/08/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242369 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : gimp (SUSE-SU-2025:02367-1)), 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 (242369) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18287). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

GIMP

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 242369
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : gimp (SUSE-SU-2025:02367-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/12/2025 🔍
06/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2026 +210 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-6035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312440
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2025 19:27
Updated: 01/08/2026 05:38
Changes: 06/12/2025 19:27 (48), 06/13/2025 18:26 (12), 06/13/2025 19:12 (1), 07/19/2025 17:25 (2), 08/21/2025 01:35 (12), 12/01/2025 10:45 (5), 01/08/2026 05:38 (1)
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