CVE-2025-14422
HIGHGIMP PNM File Parser - Integer Overflow Code Execution
Title source: manualDescription
GIMP PNM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28273.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1136/
Patch vendor-advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/4ff2d773d58064e6130495de498e440f4a6d5edb
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
gimp/gimp
3.0.6
Published
Dec 23, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026