UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44442

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-44442

    Published: 15 Nov 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-44442
    Aliases:
    USN-6521-1

    Summary:

    Details: GIMP PSD 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 PSD 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 arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22094.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44442, https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1594/, https://www.gimp.org/news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released/#fixed-vulnerabilities, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6521-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44442

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gimp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.8.14-1ubuntu2
    2.8.14-1.2ubuntu1
    2.8.16-1ubuntu1
    2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1
    2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
    2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
    2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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