Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting gimp package, versions [,2.99.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GIMP-10599833
  • published4 Jul 2025
  • disclosed27 May 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 May 2025

CVE-2025-48796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gimp to version 2.99.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow through the ani_load_image function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted ANI file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1