Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-47256
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Libxmp from Libxmp. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Libxmp through 4.6.2 has a stack-based buffer overflow in depack_pha in loaders/prowizard/pha.c via a malformed Pha format tracker module in a .mod file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libxmp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47256 |
| Debian:13 | libxmp | 4.6.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47256 |
| Debian:14 | libxmp | 4.6.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47256 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libxmp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-47256 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libxmp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-47256 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libxmp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-47256 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-191 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L