Integer overflow in GIMP
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer 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 PSP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-22096.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 7 advisories
- RHSA-2025:7417 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:3629 Released 2025-04-07 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:3617 Released 2025-04-07 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_5, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:0746 Released 2025-01-28 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp:2.8 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gimp-2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+22678+3f0023d6.aarch64::gimp:2.8, gimp-2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+22678+3f0023d6.ppc64le::gimp:2.8, gimp-2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+22678+3f0023d6.s390x::gimp:2.8 +47
- RHSA-2024:0716 Released 2024-02-07 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:0702 Released 2024-02-06 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:0675 Released 2024-02-05 · Red Hat rating Importantgimp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_3, gimp-libs-2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
GIMP — vendor-provided URL
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23948 Heap-based buffer overflow in GIMPPriority HIGH 71
- TI-2023-23950 GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority HIGH 69
- TI-2023-23947 Heap-based buffer overflow in GIMPPriority MEDIUM 58
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:0746 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0675, RHSA-2025:3617, RHSA-2025:7417 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0716 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:0702 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:3629 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44443
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q58r-wxw5-2g3g
References
Advisory 2
More Gimp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42270 Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution in psd plugin due to unsigned underflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2012-02388 Buffer overflow in the readstr_upto function in plug-ins/script-fu/tinyscheme/scheme.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-23948 Heap-based buffer overflow in GIMP CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23950 GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-54560 Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2026-47407 Gimp: out-of-bounds read in file-icns plugin causes information disclosure or crash on crafted icns images CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-44443 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-44443 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q58r-wxw5-2g3g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-44443 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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