Bug 2249938 (CVE-2023-44441)

Summary:	CVE-2023-44441 gimp: dds buffer overflow RCE
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Nick Tait <ntait>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	GIMP 2.10.36	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A parsing vulnerability was found in the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trick a GIMP user into opening a malicious DDS file, possibly enabling the execution of unauthorized code within the GIMP process.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2249939
Bug Blocks:	2249924

Description Nick Tait 2023-11-16 00:37:15 UTC

From the ZDI report:
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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 DDS 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 code in the context of the current process.
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Comment 1 Nick Tait 2023-11-16 00:37:30 UTC

Created gimp tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2249939]

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-05 11:29:42 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:0675 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0675

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-06 10:14:31 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0702 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0702

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-07 13:31:04 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0716 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0716

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2025-04-07 02:15:41 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:3617 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3617

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2025-04-07 08:37:47 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:3629 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3629

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2025-05-13 11:54:13 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:7417 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7417