Advisory Details

June 3rd, 2025

GIMP ICO File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-25-321
ZDI-CAN-26752

CVE ID CVE-2025-5473
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS GIMP
AFFECTED PRODUCTS GIMP
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ICO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS GIMP has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/05/18/gimp-3-0-4-released/#general-bugfixes
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-06-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-06-03 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT MICHAEL RANDRIANANTENAINA [https://elkamika.blogspot.com/]
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