CVE-2025-6052 — Glib: integer overflow in g_string_maybe_expand() leading to potential buffer overflow in glib gstring
A flaw was found in how GLib’s GString manages memory when adding data to strings. If a string is already very large, combining it with more input can cause a hidden overflow in…
Published: 2025-06-13 · CVSS: 3.7 · CVSS 3.1
A flaw was found in how GLib’s GString manages memory when adding data to strings. If a string is already very large, combining it with more input can cause a hidden overflow in the size calculation. This makes the system think it has enough memory when it doesn’t. As a result, data may be written past the end of the allocated memory, leading to crashes or memory corruption.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7