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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : GIMP DDS Plugin vulnerabilities (USN-7209-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214327

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7209-1 advisory.

 Jacob Boerema discovered that the GIMP DDS Plugin incorrectly processed DDS files due to a memory issue.
 An attacker could exploit this through a specifically crafted DDS file to cause GIMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected gimp-dds package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7209-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214327

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7209-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2025

Updated: 1/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44441

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gimp-dds

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44441

USN: 7209-1