CVE-2023-44444CWE-193

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

High · published May 3, 2024

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it high at 7.8. It sits in the 99.1th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
56%
Percentile
99.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.56129 · 99.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-193 · Off-by-one Error
Published
2024-05-03T02:14Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 02:14Z
    GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    cvelistv5