---
id: CVE-2025-48797
title: A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user
  opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker,
  GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to
  cras…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-122
published: '2025-05-27'
updated: '2026-06-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48797'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9162'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9165'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9308'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9309'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9310'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9314'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9315'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9316'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9501'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9569'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48797'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368558'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/11822'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00022.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00263
epssPercentile: 0.18404
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:34.340Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.