CVE-2025-48796

Gimp: stack-based buffer overflows in file-ico

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. The GIMP ani_load_image() function is vulnerable to a stack-based overflow. If a user opens.ANI files, GIMP may be used to store more information than the capacity allows. This flaw allows a malicious ANI file to trigger arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Workaround:

Currently no mitigation is available for this vulnerability.

References

Link	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48796	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368559	issue tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/9257

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-48796?: CVE-2025-48796 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-48796?: As a workaround for remediating CVE-2025-48796: Currently no mitigation is available for this vulnerability.
Is CVE-2025-48796 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-48796 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-48796?: CVE-2025-48796 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

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Description

Remediation

Category

CWE-121 – Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

Frequently Asked Questions