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CVE-2023-44444

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-44444 is a remote code execution vulnerability in GIMP, specifically affecting its handling of PSP files. A crafted PSP file can trigger an off-by-one error in a heap-based buffer, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with user interaction. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires the victim to open a malicious file, but successful exploitation grants high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation are reported, its high FAUCET Risk Score and EPSS percentile suggest a significant potential threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.10.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
56.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5640 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: gimp-2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: gimp:2.8-8090020240201075404.4ba4a31a
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: gimp:2.8-8100020250110133707.4c9c024f
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: gimp:2.8-8020020240215094418.c3a0935b
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: gimp:2.8-8020020240215094418.c3a0935b
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: gimp:2.8-8020020240215094418.c3a0935b
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: gimp:2.8-8040020240209115058.70584597
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: gimp:2.8-8040020240209115058.70584597
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: gimp:2.8-8040020240209115058.70584597
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: gimp:2.8-8060020240201091518.6af1eaf0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: gimp:2.8-8080020240201091217.0621e4ee
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-44444Important

gimp: psp off-by-one RCE

Nov 14, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00015.html
gimp.org / news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released
Release Notes
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-1591
Third Party Advisory