Findings

CVE-2025-14512

A flaw was found in glib.

Published Dec 11, 2025 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · gnome glib

A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 11, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

  3. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

Affected

  • cpe gnome/glibversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/openshift4.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2025-14512

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2025-14512

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2025-14512

    A flaw was found in glib. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overflow and denial-of-service (DoS) via an integer overflow in GLib's GIO (GLib Input/Output) escape_byte_string() function when processing malicious file or remote filesystem attribute values.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2025-14512 · ZeroDay Findings