CVE-2025-6196 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-6196: Libgepub: integer overflow in libgepub's epub archive handling

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Weakness CWE-190
Published June 17, 2025
Last update November 6, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in libgepub, a library used to read EPUB files. The software mishandles file size calculations when opening specially crafted EPUB files, leading to incorrect memory allocations. This issue causes the application to crash. Known affected usage includes desktop services like Tumbler, which may process malicious files automatically when browsing directories. While no direct remote attack vectors are confirmed, any application using libgepub to parse user-supplied EPUB content could be vulnerable to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 17, 2025 CVE published
November 6, 2025 Record updated