Description
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.
Published: 2025-05-27
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4342-1 gimp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5939-1 gimp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16288 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8075-1 GIMP vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
References

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
References

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
References

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
References

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE. 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.
Title gimp: Multiple heap buffer overflows in TGA parser Gimp: multiple heap buffer overflows in tga parser
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References

Tue, 27 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title gimp: Multiple heap buffer overflows in TGA parser
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Subscriptions

Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Els Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-06T21:11:32.317Z

Reserved: 2025-05-26T10:51:51.496Z

Link: CVE-2025-48797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T17:44:53.209Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-05-27T14:15:24.140

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-48797

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-05-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-48797 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses