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medium 6.8

CVE-2007-2949 json

Integer overflow in the seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata function in the psd.c plugin in Gimp 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitra…

published 2007-07-04 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2941

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata function in the psd.c plugin in Gimp 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PSD file that contains a large (1) width or (2) height value.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.16-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2949

  • gimp RHEL 2.1 1:1.2.1-7.8.el2_1
  • gimp RHEL 3 1:1.2.3-20.9.el3
  • gimp RHEL 4 1:2.0.5-7.0.7.el4
  • gimp RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5
  • gimp-libs RHEL 5 2:2.2.13-2.0.7.el5
  • gimp-perl RHEL 2.1 1:1.2.1-7.8.el2_1
  • gimp-perl RHEL 3 1:1.2.3-20.9.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0513

  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.10.24-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10785-1

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-2007-2949 updated

Gimp PSD integer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.9.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.9.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.9.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.9.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gimp 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5, gimp-libs 2.2.13-2.0.7.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.9.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.9.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gimp 1.2.3-20.9.el3, gimp-perl 1.2.3-20.9.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gimp 2.0.5-7.0.7.el4 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 gimp 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1, gimp-perl 1.2.1-7.8.el2_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0513

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Exploit prediction

7.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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