CVE-2025-48797 HIGH

CVE-2025-48797: Gimp: multiple heap buffer overflows in tga parser

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 27, 2025
Last update November 6, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 27, 2025 CVE published
November 6, 2025 Record updated