Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting GNOME/libgepub package, versions [,0.7.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GNOMELIBGEPUB-10694752
  • published11 Jul 2025
  • disclosed17 Jun 2025
  • creditMohammad Hussam Alzeyyat

Introduced: 17 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-6196  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade GNOME/libgepub to version 0.7.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound via gepub_archive_read_entry() function of the EPUB archive handling process. An attacker can cause excessive memory allocation and application crashes by enticing a user to open or preview a specially crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1