Vulnerability in Gimp
CVE-2023-44444
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.561 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.564 · newest: 0.561 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Gimp — versions GIMP 2.10.34 (revision 2)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1591/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.gimp.org/news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released/ (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-44444?
- CVE-2023-44444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44444?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-44444 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.