Stack-based buffer overflow in Gimp - CVE-2025-14423

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120196

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-2025-14423

CWE-ID: CWE-121

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the load_image() function in plug-ins/common/file-iff.c file when parsing LBM files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Gimp
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
openEuler
gimp
gimp-debuginfo
gimp-debugsource
gimp-devel
gimp-extension-goat-excercises
gimp-libs
gimp-plugin-aa
gimp-plugin-python3
gimp-vala
gimp (Red Hat package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

gimp - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-debuginfo - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-debugsource - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-devel - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-extension-goat-excercises - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-libs - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-plugin-aa - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-plugin-python3 - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp-vala - update to 3.0.2-7
gimp (Red Hat package) - update to 3.0.4-1.el9_7.2

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1137/
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/481cdbbb97746be1145ec3a633c567a68633c521

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for gimp
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for gimp
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for gimp