{"id":69816,"date":"2025-09-02T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:28:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:34:52","slug":"cve-2025-46407-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-sail-image-decoding-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46407-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-sail-image-decoding-library\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-46407: Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in SAIL Image Decoding Library<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-46407 is a severe vulnerability that exists in the BMPv3 Palette Decoding functionality of the SAIL Image Decoding Library v0.9.8. This vulnerability primarily affects applications and systems that use this library for processing BMPv3 images. The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to remote code<\/a> execution, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. Given the widespread use of image decoding<\/a> libraries in various applications, this vulnerability warrants immediate attention and remediation.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-46407
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 8.8)
\nAttack Vector: Remote
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: Required (An attacker will need to convince the library to read a malicious file)
\nImpact: Remote code execution, potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

SAIL Image Decoding<\/a> Library | v0.9.8<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploitation of this vulnerability requires a specially crafted .bmp file loaded into the SAIL Image Decoding<\/a> Library. An integer overflow can be triggered during the reading of the palette from the image, causing a heap-based buffer to overflow<\/a>. This overflow can corrupt memory and create conditions that allow remote code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The example below provides a conceptual idea of how a malicious .bmp file might be crafted and loaded into the library to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is a high-level representation and not an actual exploit code.<\/p>\n

# Create a malicious BMP file with a specially crafted palette\nmalicious_bmp = create_malicious_bmp()\n# Load the malicious BMP file into the SAIL Image Decoding Library\nsail_decoding_library.load(malicious_bmp)\ndef create_malicious_bmp():\n# Oversize the palette to trigger integer overflow\noversized_palette = generate_oversized_palette()\n# Create a BMP file with the oversized palette\nmalicious_bmp = BMP()\nmalicious_bmp.set_palette(oversized_palette)\nreturn malicious_bmp<\/code><\/pre>\n
Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users of the SAIL Image Decoding<\/a> Library v0.9.8 should apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If immediate patching is not possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems should be configured<\/a> to block or alert on attempts to load suspicious .bmp files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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