KDE Krita TGA File Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in KDE Krita. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TGA File Parser. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-59820. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in KDE Krita (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component TGA File 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:

In KDE Krita before 5.2.13, loading a manipulated TGA file could result in a heap-based buffer overflow in plugins/impex/tga/kis_tga_import.cpp (aka KisTgaImport). Control flow proceeds even when a number of pixels becomes negative.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-59820. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276680 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59820), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276680) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-199710). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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: 276680
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59820

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/28/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/27/2025 +30 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59820 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330313
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2025 16:09
Updated: 11/27/2025 13:41
Changes: 10/28/2025 16:09 (49), 11/25/2025 13:30 (2), 11/26/2025 07:13 (1), 11/26/2025 15:03 (1), 11/27/2025 13:41 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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