Out-of-bounds Write Affecting gimp package, versions [,3.0.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GIMP-10645532
  • published7 Jul 2025
  • disclosed7 Apr 2025
  • creditMichael Randrianantenaina

Introduced: 7 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-2761  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gimp to version 3.0.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the fli_read_lc_2 function. An attacker can lead to an application crash or potentially remote code execution by providing the user with a malicious file that will cause writing beyond the bounds of the "pos" array.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1