CVE-2023-44441
GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
02 Description
GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 27.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-05-03 02:14Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 19:25Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-28
- Assigning CNA
- zdi
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4fcd41048bdcad8fed4244f39088fb24911e1146ea155f38a442d8a9fd7da049
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-23-1592https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1592/
- www.gimp.orgvendor-provided URLhttps://www.gimp.org/news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00031.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- gimp Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
- gimp-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- gimp Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
- gimp-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
- Affected before 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- gimp Fixed in 2.10.34-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gimp Fixed in 2.10.36-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gimp Fixed in 2.10.36-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- gimp Fixed in 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1
- gimp-dds Fixed in 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- gimp Fixed in 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1
- gimp-dds Fixed in 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- gimp-dds Fixed in 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.16.04.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- gimp-dds Fixed in 3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.