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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-44443 is rated High Risk (66.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.64%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-01 | 93.01% | 93.64% | +0.63% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 63.76% | 93.01% | +29.25% |
| 3 | 2025-12-30 | — | 63.76% | — |
Full EPSS history (34 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2023-44443: 1 source package rows (gimp); 7 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 2. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-44443 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2023-44443 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gimp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-44443 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2023-44443: 1 GLSA(s) (202501-02), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/gimp); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-44443 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44443 |
suse
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high | CVE-2023-44443 severity important: SUSE including 37 source package names (gimp, gimp-2.10.30-150400.3.11.1, …), 98 product×package rows across 17 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 9, … (17 product lines)): Fixed 89, Known Not Affected 9. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44443/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2023-44443 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gimp), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 3, released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44443 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.gimp.org/news/2023/11/07/gimp-2-10-36-released/ | Release Notes |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1593/ | Third Party Advisory |