INFSA-2025:9162: gimp security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2025:9162

Type: security

Release date: 2025-07-07 09:39:50 UTC

Information about package

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image composition and editing program. GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2025-48797

    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.

  • CVE-2025-48798

    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.

  • CVE-2025-5473

    An integer overflow vulnerability was found in Gimp's handling of ICO files. This vulnerability can lead to code execution if a user is convinced to open a maliciously crafted file.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 7.3 no information
no information 7.3 no information
NIST — CVE-2025-5473
 no information 7.8 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

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