CVE-2025-2723

libgsf: GNOME libgsf gsf_property_settings_collec heap-based overflow

Published Mar 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed

Description

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: The code maintainer explains that "[the] call is invalid [as] the buffer pointed to by "data" must have "len" valid bytes." The documentation was fixed to make that clear.

Affected Products

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-8040	A vulnerability was found in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.53. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function gsf_property_settings_collec. The manipulation of the argument n_alloced_params leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2723
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300743
https://vuldb.com/?id.300743
https://vuldb.com/?submit.520183
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2723
https://www.gnome.org/

History

Jun 18, 2025 4:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	threat_severity `Moderate`	threat_severity `None`

Apr 22, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV2_0 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}`

Apr 22, 2025 1:15 PM Title updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	GNOME libgsf gsf_property_settings_collec heap-based overflow	libgsf: GNOME libgsf gsf_property_settings_collec heap-based overflow
Metrics	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Apr 22, 2025 12:45 PM Description updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	A vulnerability was found in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.53. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function gsf_property_settings_collec. The manipulation of the argument n_alloced_params leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.	REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: The code maintainer explains that "[the] call is invalid [as] the buffer pointed to by "data" must have "len" valid bytes." The documentation was fixed to make that clear.
Metrics	cvssV3_0 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`	cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}`

Mar 26, 2025 2:15 AM Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2723 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2723
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Moderate`

Mar 25, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mar 25, 2025 1:15 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A vulnerability was found in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.53. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function gsf_property_settings_collec. The manipulation of the argument n_alloced_params leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title		GNOME libgsf gsf_property_settings_collec heap-based overflow
Weaknesses		CWE-119 CWE-122
References		https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300743 https://vuldb.com/?id.300743 https://vuldb.com/?submit.520183 https://www.gnome.org/
Metrics		cvssV2_0 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P'}` cvssV3_0 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`