CVE-2023-44444 Affecting gimp package, versions <2.10.36-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIMP-6057575
  • published 15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 3 May 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gimp to version 2.10.36-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp package and not the gimp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One 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 PSP files. Crafted data in a PSP file can trigger an off-by-one error when calculating a location to write within a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22097.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.8 high