Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package gimp-libs  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-GIMPLIBS-6062998
  • published16 Nov 2023
  • disclosed14 Nov 2023

Introduced: 14 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-44441  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Centos security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Centos:6.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp-libs package and not the gimp-libs package as distributed by Centos.

GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DDS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-22093.