PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers software-transparent compression that enables cross-origin pixel-stealing attacks against feTurbulence and feBlend in the SVG Filter specification, aka a GPU.zip issue. For example, attackers can sometimes accurately determine text contained on a web page from one origin if they control a resource from a different origin.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 22.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen_7_4800u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | AMD |
| cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-10510u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Intel |
| cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-12700k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Intel |
| cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-8700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Intel |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-10610u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Intel |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:home:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-11800h:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Intel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_rtx_3060:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 22.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen_7_4800u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·AMD
- cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-10510u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Intel
- cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-12700k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Intel
- cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-8700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Intel
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-10610u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Intel
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:home:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-11800h:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Intel
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_rtx_3060:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen_5_7600x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | AMD |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_rtx_2080_super:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:m1_mac_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen_5_7600x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·AMD
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_rtx_2080_super:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:m1_mac_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Google
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44216
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjqr-32v8-6gf9
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://www.hertzbleed.com/gpu.zip/
- https://blog.imaginationtech.com/reducing-bandwidth-pvric/
- https://blog.imaginationtech.com/introducing-pvric4-taking-image-compression-to-the-next-level/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37663159
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/modern-gpus-vulnerable-to-new-gpuzip-side-channel-attack/
Sources
- CVE-2023-44216 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-44216 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjqr-32v8-6gf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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