CVE-2023-44444highCWE-193

CVE-2023-44444: high-severity vulnerability in GIMP

GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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33Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 56%
What the vendors declare (VEX)

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Red HatVEX document ↗
Affected
1 product (6 components)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Fixed
15 products (816 components)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) · and others 10
fix ↗
In short

GIMP has a flaw in how it reads PSP image files that can allow an attacker to run harmful code on your computer if you open a malicious PSP file. This happens because of a small calculation error when the program stores data in memory.

Technical detail

An off-by-one error in PSP file parsing within GIMP's heap buffer handling allows remote code execution when a crafted PSP file is processed. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) and enables arbitrary code execution in the context of the GIMP process.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
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:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
GIMP · GIMP
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