Overview
The cybersecurity vulnerability CVE-2025-47327 is a severe issue that affects image data encoding processes. It involves memory corruption that can potentially compromise systems or lead to data leakage. Any systems or applications that handle image data encoding are at risk. This vulnerability is significant because it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or even full control of the compromised system if left unaddressed.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-47327
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
ImageEncoderPro | v5.4.0 to v5.5.2
SuperImageEncoder | v7.1 to v7.3
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises from a flaw in the image data encoding process. When encoding image data, certain malformed or unexpected data can trigger a memory corruption error. An attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted image data to the application, causing it to corrupt memory and destabilize the system. This could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive data.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability using a malicious payload embedded in image data.
POST /process_image HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: image/jpeg
{ "malicious_image_data": "..." }In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the vulnerable image processing endpoint with maliciously crafted image data. If the application is using a vulnerable version of the image encoding library, it could trigger the memory corruption, creating an opportunity for further exploitation.
Mitigation Guidance
The recommended mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-provided patch, which addresses the memory corruption issue. If it’s not immediately possible to apply the patch, use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may provide temporary mitigation by blocking known malicious payloads. However, this should not be considered a long-term solution, as it does not address the underlying vulnerability.
