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title: "CVE-2023-44443: GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow… | CubePath"
description: "GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44443
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# CVE-2023-44443: GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow… | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by zdi. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44443)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.0 High 7.8

Score published by zdi in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.93639 (93.6% probability)

Percentile

99.8%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Jul 5, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-190](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html) Integer Overflow or Wraparound

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- GIMP

  - affected: GIMP 2.10.34 (revision 2)

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [ZDI-23-1593](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1593/)  (zerodayinitiative.com)
- [vendor-provided URL](https://www.gimp.org/news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released/)  (gimp.org) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 28, 2023
2. Record published May 3, 2024
3. Record last updated Sep 18, 2024

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