#VU120192 Input validation error in Gnome GLib - CVE-2025-4056

 

#VU120192 Input validation error in Gnome GLib - CVE-2025-4056

Published: December 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120192
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4056
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gnome GLib
Software vendor:
Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local application that attempts to spawn a program using long command lines can perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability affects Windows installations only. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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