USN-7209-1

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    USN-7209-1

    Published: 16 Jan 2025Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: gimp-dds vulnerabilities

    Details: Jacob Boerema discovered that the GIMP DDS Plugin incorrectly processed DDS files due to a memory issue. An attacker could exploit this through a specifically crafted DDS file to cause GIMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7209-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44441

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gimp-dds

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gimp-dds?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.16.04.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    3.0.1-1

    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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