Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gimp package, versions <2:2.99.8-4.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-GIMP-6230960
  • published7 Feb 2024
  • disclosed14 Nov 2023

Introduced: 14 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-44443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 gimp to version 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0702.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp package and not the gimp package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer 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 PSP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-22096.

CVSS Scores

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