CVE-2025-4056

Glib: glib crash after long command line

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 30, 2026 at 11:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGLib· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.84.1
Affected range stops below 2.84.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.5HIGHredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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