CVE-2025-6196
Libgepub: integer overflow in libgepub's epub archive handling
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
17 Jun 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
A flaw was found in libgepub, a library used to read EPUB files. The software mishandles file size calculations when opening specially crafted EPUB files, leading to incorrect memory allocations. This issue causes the application to crash. Known affected usage includes desktop services like Tumbler, which may process malicious files automatically when browsing directories. While no direct remote attack vectors are confirmed, any application using libgepub to parse user-supplied EPUB content could be vulnerable to a denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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