GIMP ICO 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 ICO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26752.
                
            References
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| https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/05/18/gimp-3-0-4-released/#general-bugfixes | Release Notes | 
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-321/ | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    18 Aug 2025, 16:00
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| References | () https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/05/18/gimp-3-0-4-released/#general-bugfixes - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-321/ - Third Party Advisory | |
| First Time | Gimp Gimp gimp | |
| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8 | 
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
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06 Jun 2025, 19:15
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2025-06-06 19:15
Updated : 2025-08-18 16:00
NVD link : CVE-2025-5473
Mitre link : CVE-2025-5473
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-5473
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Products Affected
                gimp
- gimp
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-190
                        
            Integer Overflow or Wraparound
