CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-4056

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.44%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability was found in GLib on Windows platforms. It occurs when an application attempts to spawn a program using long command lines.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can crash an application using GLib on Windows, leading to service disruption and potential loss of availability.

Recommendation

Update GLib to the latest patched version. Also limit the length of command lines passed to program-spawning functions.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in GLib. A denial of service on Windows platforms may occur if an application attempts to spawn a program using long command lines.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS