VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-1052

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-02-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Mintty Sixel Image Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Mintty. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of sixel images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23382.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-122
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references