A flaw was found in libgepub, a library used to read EPUB files. The software mishandles file size calculations when opening specially crafted EPUB files, leading to incorrect memory allocations. This issue causes the application to crash. Known affected usage includes desktop services like Tumbler, which may process malicious files automatically when browsing directories. While no direct remote attack vectors are confirmed, any application using libgepub to parse user-supplied EPUB content could be vulnerable to a denial of service.
History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in libgepub, a library used to read EPUB files. The software mishandles file size calculations when opening specially crafted EPUB files, leading to incorrect memory allocations. This issue causes the application to crash. Known affected usage includes desktop services like Tumbler, which may process malicious files automatically when browsing directories. While no direct remote attack vectors are confirmed, any application using libgepub to parse user-supplied EPUB content could be vulnerable to a denial of service.
Title Libgepub: integer overflow in libgepub's epub archive handling
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2025-06-17T14:29:42.228Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T14:45:55.598Z

Reserved: 2025-06-17T06:50:22.606Z

Link: CVE-2025-6196

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-17T14:45:07.280Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-17T15:15:54.140

Modified: 2025-06-17T20:50:23.507

Link: CVE-2025-6196

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-06-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-6196 - Bugzilla