Integer overflow in Gnome GLib - CVE-2025-13601

 

Integer overflow in Gnome GLib - CVE-2025-13601

Published: December 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120193
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13601
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
Gnome GLib

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the g_escape_uri_string() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service attack. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-13601

Install updates from vendor's website.

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