CVE-2025-48797

Publication date 27 May 2025

Last updated 4 March 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.3 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gimp 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm2
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
gimp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.3 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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