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GIMP CVE-2025-48798

HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2025-05-27 secalert@redhat.com
7.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: redhat
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Severity by source

Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY
7.3 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
7.3 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorVendor: redhat

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 06, 2026 - 14:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:44 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 27, 2025 - 14:15 nvd
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF 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 use-after-free issues.

AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF image files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF 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 use-after-free issues.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS Fixed
SUSE Liberty Linux 8 Fixed
SUSE Liberty Linux 9 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 Fixed

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