THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-1570
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-1570

Gimp vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
8.0%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in the ReadImage function in plug-ins/file-bmp/bmp-read.c in GIMP 2.6.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with crafted width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected vendor
Gimp
Affected product
Gimp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2009-11-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-1570

  • Confirm whether Gimp Gimp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-1570.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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