CVE-2025-48798

HIGH
2025-05-27 [email protected]
7.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

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

Tags

Use After Free Memory Corruption Denial Of Service Redhat Suse

Description

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.

Analysis

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 Context

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 Products

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

Remediation

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.

Priority Score

37
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.1
CVSS: +36
POC: 0

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