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CVE-2023-44441 in the critical feed json

GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-05-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-48781

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
27.3%
EPSS 27.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gimp gimp 2.10.36
  • gimp Debian 12 2.10.34-1+deb12u1
  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13 2.10.36-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44441

  • gimp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1
  • gimp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1
  • gimp-dds Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
  • gimp-dds Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
  • gimp-dds Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.16.04.1~esm1
  • gimp-dds Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44441

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  • gimp RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
  • gimp-libs RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
  • gimp RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
  • gimp-libs RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
  • gimp RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
  • gimp-libs RHEL 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
  • gimp RHEL 9.4 EUS 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4
  • gimp-libs RHEL 9.4 EUS 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:7417RHSA-2025:3629RHSA-2025:3617RHSA-2024:0675RHSA-2024:0716RHSA-2024:0702

  • gimp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 +3 more 2.10.30-150400.3.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:4692-1

  • gimp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
  • gimp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
  • gimp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
  • gimp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
  • gimp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
  • gimp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:7417ALSA-2025:3617ALSA-2024:0675

  • gimp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
  • gimp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2025:3617RLSA-2025:7417RLSA-2024:0675

  • gimp Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 2.10.36-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-44441

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-44441 updated cvss 7.8

gimp: dds buffer overflow RCE

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_3, gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_5, gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_6, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_3, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_5, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0675
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) gimp 2.99.8-3.el9_0, gimp-libs 2.99.8-3.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0716
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_2, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0702
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_4, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:3629
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools, gimp-help-browser Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gimp, pygtk2, gimp-libs, pygobject2, python2-cairo, pygtk2-codegen, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

27.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • GIMP GIMP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Sources

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