Overview
The vulnerability in question, CVE-2025-32468, is a critical memory corruption issue that resides in the BMPv3 Image Decoding functionality of the SAIL Image Decoding Library v0.9.8. This flaw exposes any system utilizing this library to potential exploit by an attacker who could cause an integer overflow leading to remote code execution. As the library is widely used in various applications for image decoding, the issue is of significant concern and demands immediate attention from developers and system administrators alike.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-32468
Severity: Critical (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)
Attack Vector: Local File Inclusion
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required (The attacker needs to convince the library to read a file)
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
SAIL Image Decoding Library | v0.9.8
How the Exploit Works
The root cause of the vulnerability is due to an improper calculation of stride while decoding BMPv3 images. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a .bmp file that, when loaded by the SAIL Image Decoding Library, causes an integer overflow. This overflow then leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when the image is decoded. The overflow can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely, leading to system compromise and data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
# This is a conceptual code and should not be used for malicious purposes.
# Crafting a malicious BMP file
from struct import pack
header = pack('IHIBBBBB',
0x4D42, # Magic number for BMP
66, # Size of BMP file
0, 0, # Reserved
66, # Image data offset
40, 1, 1, 1 # Width, Height, Planes, Bitcount
)
# ... additional code to create an oversized image leading to integer overflow ...
with open('malicious.bmp', 'wb') as f:
f.write(header)
f.write(payload)This conceptual code demonstrates the creation of a malicious BMP image file that could potentially cause an integer overflow when processed by the vulnerable image decoding library.
NOTE: This is a conceptual example and is not guaranteed to work. The actual exploit would require specific knowledge of the system and library internals.