Integer overflow in Gimp - CVE-2025-14422

 

Integer overflow in Gimp - CVE-2025-14422

Published: December 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120197
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14422
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gimp Team
Affected software:
Gimp

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the load_image() function in plug-ins/common/file-pnm.c when parsing PNM files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


How to mitigate CVE-2025-14422

Install updates from vendor's website.

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