CVE-2023-44444 HIGH

CVE-2023-44444: GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Gimp
Product GIMP
Weakness CWE-193
Published May 3, 2024
Last update November 4, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One 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. Crafted data in a PSP file can trigger an off-by-one error when calculating a location to write within a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-22097.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated