Out-of-bounds write in Gimp - CVE-2025-2761

Vulnerability identifier: #VU107468

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2761

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted FLI file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Gimp
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
gimp (Ubuntu package)
gimp-devel
gimp-devel-debuginfo
gimp-debuginfo
gimp
gimp-libs
gimp-help
gimp-debugsource
libgimpui-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo
libgimp-2_0-0-debuginfo
gimp-lang
libgimp-2_0-0-32bit
libgimpui-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo
libgimpui-2_0-0-32bit
libgimp-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo
libgimp-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo
libgimpui-2_0-0-64bit
libgimp-2_0-0-64bit
gimp-plugin-aa-debuginfo
gimp-plugin-aa
libgimpui-2_0-0-debuginfo
libgimpui-2_0-0
libgimp-2_0-0
gimp (Debian package)
gimp-extension-goat-excercises
gimp-plugin-python3
gimp-vala

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gimp - update to 3.0.0
gimp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm1, 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm1
gimp-devel - addressed in versions 2.8.18-9.30.1, 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.8.18-9.30.1, 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.10.6-12, 3.0.2-1
gimp - addressed in versions 2.10.6-12, 3.0.2-1
gimp-libs - addressed in versions 2.10.6-12, 3.0.2-1
gimp-devel - addressed in versions 2.10.6-12, 3.0.2-1
gimp-help - update to 2.10.6-12
gimp-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.10.6-12, 3.0.2-1
libgimpui-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-lang - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0-32bit - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimpui-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimpui-2_0-0-32bit - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimpui-2_0-0-64bit - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0-64bit - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-plugin-aa-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-plugin-aa - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-debugsource - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimpui-2_0-0-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp-debuginfo - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimpui-2_0-0 - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
libgimp-2_0-0 - update to 2.10.30-150400.3.14.1
gimp (Debian package) - update to 2.10.34-1+deb12u3
gimp-extension-goat-excercises - update to 3.0.2-1
gimp-plugin-aa - update to 3.0.2-1
gimp-plugin-python3 - update to 3.0.2-1
gimp-vala - update to 3.0.2-1

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-204/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GIMP
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for gimp
• SUSE update for gimp
• SUSE update for gimp
• SUSE update for gimp
• Debian update for gimp
• Ubuntu update for gimp