Memory Corruption Vulnerability in SAIL Image Decoding Library
CVE-2025-35984

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sail Image Decoding Library

Status
Sail Image Decoding Library
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-35984?

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PCX Image Decoding functionality of the SAIL Image Decoding Library version 0.9.8. When handling specially crafted .pcx files, the library is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, which can be exploited for remote code execution. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must convince the library to process a malicious file.

Affected Version(s)

SAIL Image Decoding Library v0.9.8

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Discovered by a member of Cisco Talos.
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